ZIP 53901 recorded 150 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 765 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Columbia County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
765 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 89 | |
| 2022 | 177 | |
| 2023 | 184 | |
| 2024 | 165 | |
| 2025 | 150 |
May peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53901 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 161 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 117 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 101 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 52 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 44 | 5.8% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53901 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 101 | 34.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 41 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 40 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 14 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 12 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 7 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 59 | 20.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 103 | 35.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 49 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 27 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 23 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 19 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 43 | 14.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53901 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 390% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $642,060 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $293,300 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $180,750 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $142,600 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $91,900 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53901.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portage | 757 | |
| 2 | Pardeeville | 3 | |
| 3 | Caledonia | 2 | |
| 4 | Poynette | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette County | WI | 1.00 | FIPS 55077 |
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 — 765 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.