ZIP 54742 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 164 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Eau Claire County, WI.
164 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | |
| 2022 | 39 | |
| 2023 | 27 | |
| 2024 | 39 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 54742 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 43 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 15 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 11 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 10 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 9 | 5.5% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 54742 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Roof surface: exterior | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 36.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 38.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 16.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 54742 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 625% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 54742.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fall Creek | 158 |
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 — 164 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.