ZIP 53589 recorded 130 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 514 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dane County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
514 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | |
| 2022 | 109 | |
| 2023 | 108 | |
| 2024 | 118 | |
| 2025 | 130 |
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53589 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 112 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 88 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 38 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 31 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 29 | 5.6% |
For the 36 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53589 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 7 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Exterior, exposed surface | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 39 | 43.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 8 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 14.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53589 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 247% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $184,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53589.
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 — 514 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.