ZIP 53960 recorded 50 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 190 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Columbia County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
190 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 41 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 50 | |
| 2025 | 50 |
May peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53960 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 35 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 30 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 15 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 12 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 11 | 5.8% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53960 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 5 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Other | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Structural area, other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 22.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 7.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53960 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2933% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53960.
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 — 190 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.