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ZIP profile (county fallback)

Fires in ZIP 54643

ZIP 54643 is served primarily by Jackson County, WI — including Black River Falls. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Jackson County aggregate.

ZIP 54643 FIPS 55053 county fallback
Total incidents (2025)
167
850 across 5 years
Building fires
37
34 wildland
Wildfire risk
31
FEMA NRI · Low
Active fires
0
in Jackson County
02 Seasonality (county-level)

When do fires happen in Jackson County?

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

Jan 24
Feb 12
Mar 25
Apr 21
May 27
Jun 6
Jul 12
Aug 7
Sep 10
Oct 7
Nov 8
Dec 8
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in Jackson County?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Building fires 37 22.2%
2 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 15 9.0%
3 Aircraft standby 14 8.4%
4 Grass fire 11 6.6%
5 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 10 6.0%
09 Cities served

Cities mapped to ZIP 54643

4 cities sit in Jackson County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.

#CityPopulation2025 incidentsBuilding firesGrade
1 Black River Falls 3,488 69 18 C+
2 Melrose 596 22 0 C+
3 Merrillan 583 12 0 C+
4 Alma Center 577 8 1 C+
11 Current conditions

Right now in 54643

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 Jackson 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.