ZIP 53704 recorded 210 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,131 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dane County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,131 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 226 | |
| 2022 | 238 | |
| 2023 | 216 | |
| 2024 | 241 | |
| 2025 | 210 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53704 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 178 | 15.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 107 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 95 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 80 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 80 | 7.1% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53704 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 44 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 27 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 26 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 71 | 34.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 121 | 58.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 24 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 15 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Match | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53704 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 208% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $233,400 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53704.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison | 1,050 | |
| 2 | Maple Bluff | 40 |
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 — 1,131 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.