ZIP 54971 recorded 74 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 273 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fond du Lac County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
273 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 84 | |
| 2022 | 40 | |
| 2023 | 64 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 74 |
Feb peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 54971 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 110 | 40.3% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 55 | 20.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 24 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 8 | 2.9% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 54971 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Other | 5 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 32.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 61.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 6.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 54971 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 350% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 54971.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ripon | 268 | |
| 2 | Redgranite | 3 | |
| 3 | Rosendale | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Lake County | WI | 1.00 | FIPS 55047 |
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 — 273 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.