ZIP 54449 recorded 132 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 827 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wood County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
827 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 162 | |
| 2022 | 173 | |
| 2023 | 197 | |
| 2024 | 163 | |
| 2025 | 132 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 54449 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 271 | 32.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 65 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 64 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 48 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 30 | 3.6% |
For the 46 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 54449 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 20 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 12 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 83 | 38.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 85 | 39.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 28 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 17 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 13 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 36 | 16.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 54449 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 186% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $308,726 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $99,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 54449.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshfield | 784 | |
| 2 | Richfield | 30 | |
| 3 | Hewitt | 5 | |
| 4 | Spencer | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marathon County | WI | 0.50 | FIPS 55073 |
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 — 827 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.