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ZIP profile (county fallback)

Fires in ZIP 54517

ZIP 54517 is served primarily by Ashland County, WI — including Ashland. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Ashland County aggregate.

ZIP 54517 FIPS 55003 county fallback
Total incidents (2025)
148
692 across 5 years
Building fires
30
14 wildland
Wildfire risk
5
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Ashland County
02 Seasonality (county-level)

When do fires happen in Ashland County?

Jun peaks. Dec dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.

Jan 6
Feb 8
Mar 10
Apr 10
May 20
Jun 24
Jul 15
Aug 15
Sep 8
Oct 9
Nov 19
Dec 4
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in Ashland County?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Building fires 30 20.3%
2 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 23 15.5%
3 Power line down 23 15.5%
4 Carbon monoxide incident 11 7.4%
5 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 5 3.4%
09 Cities served

Cities mapped to ZIP 54517

2 cities sit in Ashland County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.

#CityPopulation2025 incidentsBuilding firesGrade
1 Ashland 7,903 96 15 B-
2 Mellen 567 10 4 B-
11 Current conditions

Right now in 54517

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

This ZIP doesn't have enough NFIRS coverage on its own (under 10 reported incidents across 2021–2025) to publish ZIP-level statistics, so we're showing the Ashland County aggregate above. NFIRS reporting is voluntary and many rural ZIPs roll up to broader county totals. The ZIP-to-county mapping uses SimpleMaps' uscities.zips dataset.