ZIP 53715 recorded 64 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 312 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dane County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
312 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55 | |
| 2022 | 43 | |
| 2023 | 66 | |
| 2024 | 84 | |
| 2025 | 64 |
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53715 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 69 | 22.1% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 34 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 27 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 24 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 20 | 6.4% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53715 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 20.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 52.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Candle | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Conducted heat from another fire | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 6.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53715 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1112% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53715.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison | 312 |
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 — 312 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.