ZIP 53954 recorded 42 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 226 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Columbia County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
226 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 39 | |
| 2023 | 108 | |
| 2024 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 42 |
May peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53954 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 70 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 26 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 20 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 15 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 10 | 4.4% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53954 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 12 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 22.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 9 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 17.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 8.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53954 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 988% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $120,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53954.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pardeeville | 201 | |
| 2 | Portage | 5 | |
| 3 | Cambria | 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 — 226 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.