ZIP 53718 recorded 91 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 403 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dane County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
403 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61 | |
| 2022 | 77 | |
| 2023 | 93 | |
| 2024 | 81 | |
| 2025 | 91 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53718 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 62 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 47 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 30 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 26 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 19 | 4.7% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53718 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 47 | 40.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 21 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Interior stairway or ramp | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 19.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 55 | 47.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 24 | 20.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 11.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53718 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 297% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $130,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53718.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison | 335 | |
| 2 | Sun Prairie | 2 | |
| 3 | Cottage Grove | 1 | |
| 4 | McFarland | 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 — 403 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.