ZIP 54601 recorded 48 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,437 across 2021–2025. Primary county: La Crosse County, WI.
1,437 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 301 | |
| 2022 | 333 | |
| 2023 | 349 | |
| 2024 | 406 | |
| 2025 | 48 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 54601 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 212 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 203 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 158 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 135 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 121 | 8.4% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 54601 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 61 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 37 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 22 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Other | 21 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 11 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 10 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 104 | 35.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 80 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 48 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 35 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 19 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 18 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 14 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 56 | 18.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 54601 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 13959% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $531,887 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $402,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $302,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $145,300 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $131,560 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $104,200 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $104,200 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 54601.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Crosse | 1,331 | |
| 2 | Greenfield | 29 |
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 — 1,437 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.