ZIP 53705 recorded 77 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 383 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dane County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
383 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70 | |
| 2022 | 80 | |
| 2023 | 57 | |
| 2024 | 99 | |
| 2025 | 77 |
May peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53705 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 70 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 66 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 54 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 35 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 27 | 7.0% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53705 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 39.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 8 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53705 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 362% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $27,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53705.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison | 336 | |
| 2 | Shorewood Hills | 47 |
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 — 383 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.