ZIP 53911 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 96 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Columbia County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
96 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 34 | |
| 2023 | 26 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Jun peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53911 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 35 | 36.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 11 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 9 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 8 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 6.2% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53911 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 6 | Maintenance shop or area, paint shop or area | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 5.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 42.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Sunlight | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53911 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 381200% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53911.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arlington | 92 |
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 — 96 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.