ZIP 53803 recorded 10 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 42 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lafayette County, WI.
42 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 10 |
Jun peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53803 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 12 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 3 | 7.1% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53803 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 44.0% | |
| 2 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 12.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 8 | 32.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 12.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53803 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 1565% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $300 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53803.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benton | 38 |
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 — 42 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.