ZIP 54868 recorded 142 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 527 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Barron County, WI.
527 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59 | |
| 2022 | 60 | |
| 2023 | 161 | |
| 2024 | 105 | |
| 2025 | 142 |
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 54868 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 77 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 62 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 38 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 36 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 35 | 6.6% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 54868 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 17 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 16 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 11 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Machinery room or area; elevator machinery room | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 69 | 39.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 73 | 41.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 13 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 15.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 54868 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 233% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $450,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 54868.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice Lake | 522 |
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 — 527 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.