ZIP 54977 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 94 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Waupaca County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
94 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 33 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 54977 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 40 | 42.6% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 8 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 6 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 5 | 5.3% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 54977 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Vacant structural area | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 54977 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 349% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 54977.
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 — 94 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.