ZIP 54843 recorded 112 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 622 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sawyer County, WI.
622 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 113 | |
| 2022 | 151 | |
| 2023 | 117 | |
| 2024 | 129 | |
| 2025 | 112 |
May peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 54843 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 138 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 92 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 74 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 47 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 34 | 5.5% |
For the 37 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 54843 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 38.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 9 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 28 | 27.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 49.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 17 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 8.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 54843 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 604% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $139,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 54843.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayward | 391 |
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 — 622 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.