ZIP 53916 recorded 132 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 576 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dodge County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
576 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 89 | |
| 2022 | 121 | |
| 2023 | 111 | |
| 2024 | 123 | |
| 2025 | 132 |
Nov peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53916 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 163 | 28.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 84 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 37 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 36 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 35 | 6.1% |
For the 40 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53916 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 24 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 11 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 53 | 34.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 26 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 18 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 19.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53916 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 286% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $105,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53916.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beaver Dam | 568 |
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 — 576 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.