ZIP 53711 recorded 206 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 939 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dane County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
939 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 179 | |
| 2022 | 170 | |
| 2023 | 178 | |
| 2024 | 206 | |
| 2025 | 206 |
May peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53711 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 163 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 96 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 91 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 85 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 81 | 8.6% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53711 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 47 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 19 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 55 | 30.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 75 | 41.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 29 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 15.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53711 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 418% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,075,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $475,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $236,300 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53711.
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 — 939 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.