ZIP 53581 recorded 69 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 267 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Richland County, WI.
267 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | |
| 2022 | 51 | |
| 2023 | 41 | |
| 2024 | 61 | |
| 2025 | 69 |
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53581 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 46 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 32 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 30 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 24 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 17 | 6.4% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53581 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 54 | 49.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Roof surface: exterior | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 15.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 47.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 15.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53581 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 736% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53581.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richland Center | 239 | |
| 2 | Viola | 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 — 267 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.