ZIP 53965 recorded 101 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 579 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Columbia County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
579 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 132 | |
| 2022 | 97 | |
| 2023 | 145 | |
| 2024 | 104 | |
| 2025 | 101 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53965 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 108 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 67 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 55 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 45 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 30 | 5.2% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53965 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 59 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 52 | 18.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 23 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 16 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 14 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 75 | 26.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 100 | 35.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 49 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 32 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 18 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 48 | 17.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53965 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 601% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $380,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $252,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $216,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53965.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin Dells | 405 | |
| 2 | Portage | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sauk County | WI | 1.00 | FIPS 55111 |
| Adams County | WI | 0.50 | FIPS 55001 |
| Juneau County | WI | 0.50 | FIPS 55057 |
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 — 579 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.