ZIP 53818 recorded 95 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 411 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Grant County, WI.
411 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 82 | |
| 2022 | 77 | |
| 2023 | 77 | |
| 2024 | 80 | |
| 2025 | 95 |
Sep peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53818 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 100 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 72 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 25 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 23 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 22 | 5.4% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53818 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 25 | 21.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 39 | 34.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 32.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 20 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 17.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53818 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 204% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $550,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $260,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $240,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $188,800 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $165,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53818.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Platteville | 400 | |
| 2 | Fennimore | 3 | |
| 3 | Blanchardville | 2 | |
| 4 | Belmont | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette County | WI | 1.00 | FIPS 55065 |
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 — 411 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.