ZIP 54981 recorded 98 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 529 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Waupaca County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
529 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 126 | |
| 2022 | 96 | |
| 2023 | 83 | |
| 2024 | 126 | |
| 2025 | 98 |
Jun peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 54981 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 150 | 28.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 89 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 41 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 35 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 24 | 4.5% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 54981 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 27.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 39 | 31.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 41.9% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 11 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 14.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 54981 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 10642% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $650,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $260,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 54981.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waupaca | 526 |
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 — 529 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.