ZIP 53593 recorded 118 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 586 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dane County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
586 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 91 | |
| 2022 | 104 | |
| 2023 | 140 | |
| 2024 | 133 | |
| 2025 | 118 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53593 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 101 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 92 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 56 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 50 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 37 | 6.3% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53593 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 6 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 30.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 56 | 49.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 21 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Chemical reaction | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 11.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53593 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 541% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53593.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verona | 352 | |
| 2 | Madison | 56 | |
| 3 | Fitchburg | 10 | |
| 4 | Mount Horeb | 2 | |
| 5 | Cross Plains | 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 — 586 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.