ZIP 54838 recorded 21 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 58 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Douglas County, WI.
58 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 21 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 54838 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 20 | 34.5% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 6 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 6 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 3 | 5.2% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 54838 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 15.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 65.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 54838 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 356% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $83,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 54838.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solon Springs | 3 |
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 — 58 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.