ZIP 53572 recorded 93 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 368 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dane County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
368 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52 | |
| 2022 | 63 | |
| 2023 | 72 | |
| 2024 | 88 | |
| 2025 | 93 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53572 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 102 | 27.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 54 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 29 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 22 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 20 | 5.4% |
For the 29 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53572 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 29.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 43.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 25.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Candle | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 3.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53572 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 281% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $392,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $134,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $125,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53572.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Horeb | 190 | |
| 2 | Blue Mounds | 18 | |
| 3 | Cross Plains | 3 | |
| 4 | Barneveld | 1 |
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 — 368 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.