ZIP 53955 recorded 33 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 206 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Columbia County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
206 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57 | |
| 2022 | 40 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 53 | |
| 2025 | 33 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53955 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 42 | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 41 | 19.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 21 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 20 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 19 | 9.2% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53955 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 31.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 7 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 4 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 22.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 23.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 14.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 11.9% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 9.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 10.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53955 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 393% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $110,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53955.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poynette | 206 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sauk County | WI | 0.50 | FIPS 55111 |
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 — 206 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.