ZIP 54896 recorded 21 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 83 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sawyer County, WI.
83 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 28 | |
| 2025 | 21 |
May peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 54896 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 14 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 8 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 7 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 6 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 6 | 7.2% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 54896 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 5 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 22.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 4.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 54896 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 373% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $12,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
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 — 83 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.