ZIP 53706 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 37 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dane County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
37 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53706 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 11 | 29.7% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 6 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Chemical spill or leak | 4 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 2 | 5.4% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53706 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laboratory | 3 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Machinery room or area; elevator machinery room | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 12.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53706 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 2500100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $1 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53706.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison | 37 |
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 — 37 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.