ZIP 53562 recorded 114 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 625 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dane County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
625 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 136 | |
| 2022 | 141 | |
| 2023 | 100 | |
| 2024 | 134 | |
| 2025 | 114 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53562 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 170 | 27.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 66 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 48 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 46 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 33 | 5.3% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53562 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 31 | 28.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 12 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 27 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 83 | 76.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | Lightning | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 4.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53562 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 465% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $650,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $8,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53562.
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 625 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.