ZIP 53575 recorded 83 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 492 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dane County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
492 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 100 | |
| 2022 | 75 | |
| 2023 | 122 | |
| 2024 | 112 | |
| 2025 | 83 |
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53575 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 98 | 19.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 95 | 19.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 35 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 34 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 32 | 6.5% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53575 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 13 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 6 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 16.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 50.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 12.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53575 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1385% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $584,600 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $24,000 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53575.
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 — 492 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.