ZIP 53821 recorded 44 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 219 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Crawford County, WI.
219 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57 | |
| 2022 | 49 | |
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 36 | |
| 2025 | 44 |
Dec peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53821 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 32 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 28 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 25 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 20 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 14 | 6.4% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53821 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 7 | 11.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 7 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 6 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 33.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 35.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 6 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 11.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53821 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 429% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $399,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $111,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53821.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prairie du Chien | 86 |
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 — 219 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.