ZIP 53565 recorded 74 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 199 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Iowa County, WI.
199 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 37 | |
| 2024 | 41 | |
| 2025 | 74 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53565 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 53 | 26.6% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 22 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 16 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 15 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 13 | 6.5% |
For the 26 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53565 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 10 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Structural area, other | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 52.4% | |
| 2 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 12 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 9.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53565 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 472% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53565.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mineral Point | 172 | |
| 2 | Dodgeville | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette County | WI | 1.00 | FIPS 55065 |
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 — 199 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.