ZIP 53719 recorded 95 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 467 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dane County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
467 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67 | |
| 2022 | 97 | |
| 2023 | 97 | |
| 2024 | 111 | |
| 2025 | 95 |
Oct peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53719 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 108 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 51 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 47 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 28 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 27 | 5.8% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53719 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 12 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 7 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 24 | 27.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 44.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 19 | 22.1% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 9.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53719 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 389% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53719.
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 — 467 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.