ZIP 53716 recorded 118 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 596 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dane County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
596 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 85 | |
| 2022 | 157 | |
| 2023 | 128 | |
| 2024 | 108 | |
| 2025 | 118 |
Jun peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53716 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 77 | 12.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 75 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 57 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 52 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 40 | 6.7% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53716 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 24 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 21 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 13 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 39 | 27.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 37.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 17 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 7 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 12.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53716 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 994% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $473,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $383,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $150,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53716.
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 — 596 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.