ZIP 54494 recorded 140 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 690 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Portage County, WI.
690 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 141 | |
| 2022 | 123 | |
| 2023 | 146 | |
| 2024 | 140 | |
| 2025 | 140 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 54494 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 212 | 30.7% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 70 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 57 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 45 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 28 | 4.1% |
For the 47 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 54494 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 12 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Other | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 48 | 31.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 39.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 13 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Match | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 13.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 54494 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 541% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 54494.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin Rapids | 472 | |
| 2 | Biron | 21 | |
| 3 | Plover | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood County | WI | 1.00 | FIPS 55141 |
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 — 690 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.