ZIP 54848 recorded 51 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 290 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Rusk County, WI.
290 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42 | |
| 2022 | 74 | |
| 2023 | 71 | |
| 2024 | 52 | |
| 2025 | 51 |
Dec peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 54848 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 54 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 46 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 40 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 39 | 13.4% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 30 | 10.3% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 54848 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 27.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 28.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 70.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 4 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 1.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 54848 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 299% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $700,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 54848.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ladysmith | 285 |
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 — 290 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.