ZIP 54871 recorded 31 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 100 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Burnett County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
100 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 31 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 54871 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 23 | 23.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 12 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 10 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 9 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 7 | 7.0% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 54871 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 42.4% | |
| 2 | Storage area, other | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Structural area, other | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 18.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 57.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 3.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 54871 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 663% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 54871.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shell Lake | 100 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washburn County | WI | 1.00 | FIPS 55129 |
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 — 100 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.