ZIP 53913 recorded 68 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 462 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sauk County, WI.
462 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 126 | |
| 2022 | 100 | |
| 2023 | 82 | |
| 2024 | 86 | |
| 2025 | 68 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53913 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 125 | 27.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 49 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 35 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 28 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 27 | 5.8% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53913 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 14.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 9 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 45 | 36.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 21 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 14 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 15.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53913 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 561% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $177,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $154,300 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53913.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baraboo | 371 | |
| 2 | West Baraboo | 10 | |
| 3 | Lake Delton | 3 | |
| 4 | Merrimac | 1 | |
| 5 | Wild Rose | 1 |
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 — 462 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.