ZIP 53713 recorded 147 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 680 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dane County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
680 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 141 | |
| 2022 | 131 | |
| 2023 | 127 | |
| 2024 | 134 | |
| 2025 | 147 |
Jun peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53713 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 123 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 82 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 69 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 56 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 46 | 6.8% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53713 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 66 | 34.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 40 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 9 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 8 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 21.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 32.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 41 | 21.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 13 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 11 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 11 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 10.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53713 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 222% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53713.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison | 406 | |
| 2 | Fitchburg | 166 | |
| 3 | Monona | 41 | |
| 4 | Darlington | 1 |
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 — 680 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.