ZIP 54729 recorded 191 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 935 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chippewa County, WI.
935 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 199 | |
| 2022 | 203 | |
| 2023 | 171 | |
| 2024 | 171 | |
| 2025 | 191 |
Dec peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 54729 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 160 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 117 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 77 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 76 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 60 | 6.4% |
For the 29 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 54729 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 48 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 27 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 16 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 16 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 12 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 5 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 88 | 37.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 64 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 32 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 28 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 17 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 16 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 7 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 44 | 18.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 54729 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 346% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $293,800 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 54729.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chippewa Falls | 204 | |
| 2 | Bloomer | 4 | |
| 3 | Eau Claire | 2 | |
| 4 | Lake Hallie | 2 | |
| 5 | Fall Creek | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eau Claire County | WI | 0.50 | FIPS 55035 |
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 — 935 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.