ZIP 54870 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 42 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Washburn County, WI.
42 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 54870 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 9 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 8 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 3 | 7.1% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 54870 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Closet | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 8.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Lightning | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Match | 1 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 54870 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,500 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 54870.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shell Lake | 1 |
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 — 42 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.