ZIP 53940 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 132 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sauk County, WI.
132 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | |
| 2022 | 29 | |
| 2023 | 42 | |
| 2024 | 19 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53940 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 22 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 18 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 17 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 9 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 9 | 6.8% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53940 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 32.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 44.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Fireworks | 5 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 18.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53940 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $210,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53940.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Delton | 120 | |
| 2 | Baraboo | 2 | |
| 3 | Wisconsin Dells | 2 |
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 — 132 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.