ZIP 54615 recorded 83 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 440 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jackson County, WI.
440 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 86 | |
| 2022 | 86 | |
| 2023 | 103 | |
| 2024 | 82 | |
| 2025 | 83 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 54615 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 100 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 51 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 34 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 25 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 23 | 5.2% |
For the 30 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 54615 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 62 | 27.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 18 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 13 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 63 | 27.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 142 | 62.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 5.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 12.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 54615 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 109% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 54615.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black River Falls | 379 | |
| 2 | Arcadia | 1 | |
| 3 | Melrose | 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 — 440 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.