ZIP 54837 recorded 34 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 158 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Burnett County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
158 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | |
| 2022 | 35 | |
| 2023 | 30 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 34 |
Feb peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 54837 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 27 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 16 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 12 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 11 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 11 | 7.0% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 54837 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 28.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 25.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 54837 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 255% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 54837.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frederic | 154 | |
| 2 | Grantsburg | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polk County | WI | 1.00 | FIPS 55095 |
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 — 158 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.