ZIP 54966 recorded 10 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 51 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Portage County, WI.
51 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 10 |
Dec peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 54966 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 10 | 19.6% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 7 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 6 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Aircraft standby | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 3 | 5.9% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 54966 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 60.0% | |
| 2 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 80.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 54966 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 107% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 54966.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plainfield | 31 | |
| 2 | Bancroft | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waushara County | WI | 1.00 | FIPS 55137 |
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 — 51 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.