ZIP 53596 is served primarily by Dane County, WI — including Madison. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Dane County aggregate. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
Mar peaks. Dec dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 439 | 17.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 304 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 167 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 166 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 163 | 6.6% |
25 cities sit in Dane County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.
| # | City | Population | 2025 incidents | Building fires | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison | 268,516 | 1,031 | 57 | A- |
| 2 | Sun Prairie | 35,847 | 94 | 8 | A |
| 3 | Fitchburg | 29,826 | 139 | 14 | A- |
| 4 | Middleton | 21,864 | 65 | 16 | A |
| 5 | Waunakee | 14,794 | 84 | 21 | A- |
| 6 | Verona | 14,040 | 74 | 9 | A |
| 7 | Stoughton | 13,091 | 75 | 19 | A |
| 8 | Oregon | 11,240 | 46 | 2 | A |
| 9 | DeForest | 10,767 | 14 | 10 | A+ |
| 10 | McFarland | 9,104 | 56 | 1 | B+ |
| 11 | Windsor | 8,756 | 25 | 9 | A |
| 12 | Monona | 8,592 | 68 | 5 | B |
| 13 | Mount Horeb | 7,717 | 46 | 9 | A |
| 14 | Cottage Grove | 7,567 | 28 | 3 | A |
| 15 | Cross Plains | 4,053 | 12 | 11 | A+ |
| 16 | Marshall | 3,818 | 19 | 5 | A- |
| 17 | Belleville | 2,712 | 14 | 1 | A- |
| 18 | Deerfield | 2,207 | 36 | 14 | B |
| 19 | Shorewood Hills | 2,085 | 12 | 1 | A |
| 20 | Mazomanie | 1,765 | 30 | 6 | C+ |
| 21 | Black Earth | 1,694 | 7 | 0 | A |
| 22 | Cambridge | 1,442 | 22 | 6 | C+ |
| 23 | Maple Bluff | 1,327 | 6 | 0 | A- |
| 24 | Dane | 1,104 | 6 | 3 | B+ |
| 25 | Blue Mounds | 864 | 32 | 0 | C |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
This ZIP doesn't have enough NFIRS coverage on its own (under 10 reported incidents across 2021–2025) to publish ZIP-level statistics, so we're showing the Dane County aggregate above. NFIRS reporting is voluntary and many rural ZIPs roll up to broader county totals. The ZIP-to-county mapping uses SimpleMaps' uscities.zips dataset.