ZIP 54557 recorded 35 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 116 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Vilas County, WI.
116 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 29 | |
| 2025 | 35 |
May peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 54557 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 36 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 23 | 19.8% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 20 | 17.2% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 3.4% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 54557 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 6.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 60.0% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 54557 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 160% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $45,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 54557.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winchester | 22 | |
| 2 | Mercer | 1 | |
| 3 | Nekoosa | 1 |
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 — 116 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.