ZIP 53598 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 178 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dane County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
178 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | |
| 2022 | 45 | |
| 2023 | 35 | |
| 2024 | 35 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53598 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 40 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 24 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 16 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 11 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 9 | 5.1% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53598 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 13 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 13 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 26.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 44.7% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 7 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 13.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53598 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 176% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53598.
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 — 178 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.