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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 53805

ZIP 53805 recorded 35 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 173 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Crawford County, WI.

ZIP 53805 FIPS 55023 ZIP-level 2 counties
Total incidents (2025)
35
173 across 5 years
Building fires
8
5 wildland
Wildfire risk
14
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Crawford County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 53805

173 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 24
2022 46
2023 35
2024 33
2025 35
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 53805?

Jun peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 13
Feb 19
Mar 20
Apr 18
May 10
Jun 23
Jul 12
Aug 17
Sep 7
Oct 6
Nov 17
Dec 11
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 53805?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53805 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Building fires 74 42.8%
2 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 16 9.2%
3 Grass fire 12 6.9%
4 Passenger vehicle fire 8 4.6%
5 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 7 4.0%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 53805?

For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
44%
20
Cause undetermined
27%
12
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
22%
10
Under investigation
2%
1
Act of nature (lightning)
5%
2
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53805 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Undetermined 13 28.9%
2 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 9 20.0%
3 Cooking area, kitchen 3 6.7%
4 Storage area, other 3 6.7%
5 Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge 2 4.4%
6 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 2 4.4%
7 Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room 2 4.4%
8 Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch 2 4.4%
9 All other areas 9 20.0%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 20 44.4%
2 Hot or smoldering object, other 9 20.0%
3 Arcing 5 11.1%
4 Hot ember or ash 3 6.7%
5 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 2 4.4%
6 Heat source: other 1 2.2%
7 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 1 2.2%
8 Heat from undetermined smoking material 1 2.2%
9 All other sources 3 6.7%
07 The biggest fires

8 fires · $1.4M in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53805 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2045% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $250,000 Building fires 2022 Major
2 $250,000 Building fires 2022 Major
3 $250,000 Building fires 2024 Major
4 $185,000 Building fires 2021 Significant
5 $150,000 Building fires 2024 Significant
6 $100,000 Building fires 2023 Significant
7 $100,000 Building fires 2024 Significant
8 $75,000 Building fires 2021 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 53805

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53805.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Boscobel 167
2 Blue River 1
10 Also served by

ZIP 53805 crosses 2 counties

Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.

CountyStateWeight 
Grant County WI 1.00 FIPS 55043
11 Current conditions

Right now in 53805

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 173 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.