ZIP 54982 recorded 28 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 194 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Waushara County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
194 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44 | |
| 2022 | 38 | |
| 2023 | 46 | |
| 2024 | 38 | |
| 2025 | 28 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 54982 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 59 | 30.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 19 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 18 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 12 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 11 | 5.7% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 54982 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 13 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 7 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 27.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 38.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 16.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 54982 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 8221% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $340,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $189,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $132,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $124,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 54982.
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 — 194 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.