ZIP 53923 recorded 34 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 114 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Columbia County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
114 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 34 |
Feb peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53923 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 50 | 43.9% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 7 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 5 | 4.4% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53923 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 2 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Enclosure, pressurized air | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 26.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53923 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 318% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $185,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53923.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambria | 110 |
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 — 114 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.