ZIP 53714 recorded 68 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 364 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dane County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
364 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 77 | |
| 2022 | 73 | |
| 2023 | 69 | |
| 2024 | 77 | |
| 2025 | 68 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53714 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 53 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 38 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 31 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 27 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 26 | 7.1% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53714 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 30.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 11 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 6 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 20.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 42 | 50.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 16.9% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Chemical reaction | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 13.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53714 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 185% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,600 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53714.
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 — 364 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.