ZIP 54642 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 77 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jackson County, WI.
77 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 54642 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 13 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Aircraft standby | 10 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 8 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 5 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 6.5% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 54642 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Wall assembly | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Maintenance shop or area, paint shop or area | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 15.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 47.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 54642 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2600% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $13,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 54642.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melrose | 69 | |
| 2 | Franklin | 2 | |
| 3 | Black River Falls | 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 — 77 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.