ZIP 53578 recorded 38 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 150 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Columbia County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
150 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 26 | |
| 2023 | 27 | |
| 2024 | 36 | |
| 2025 | 38 |
May peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53578 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 44 | 29.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 27 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 7 | 4.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53578 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 21.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 10.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53578 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2842% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $65,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53578.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prairie du Sac | 63 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sauk County | WI | 0.50 | FIPS 55111 |
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 — 150 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.