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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 53012

ZIP 53012 recorded 106 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 460 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ozaukee County, WI.

ZIP 53012 FIPS 55089 ZIP-level 2 counties
Total incidents (2025)
106
460 across 5 years
Building fires
14
7 wildland
Wildfire risk
19
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Ozaukee County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 53012

460 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 72
2022 93
2023 81
2024 108
2025 106
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 53012?

Dec peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 50
Feb 35
Mar 31
Apr 29
May 34
Jun 36
Jul 42
Aug 32
Sep 36
Oct 36
Nov 43
Dec 56
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 53012?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53012 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 111 24.1%
2 Building fires 63 13.7%
3 Carbon monoxide incident 62 13.5%
4 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 48 10.4%
5 Power line down 26 5.7%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 53012?

For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
43%
32
Cause undetermined
30%
22
Intentional / arson
5%
4
Equipment / heat source failure
12%
9
Under investigation
5%
4
Act of nature (lightning)
5%
3
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53012 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Cooking area, kitchen 13 17.6%
2 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 11 14.9%
3 Undetermined 6 8.1%
4 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 5 6.8%
5 Vehicle storage area; garage, carport 4 5.4%
6 Other 3 4.1%
7 Wall surface: exterior 3 4.1%
8 Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles 3 4.1%
9 All other areas 26 35.1%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 23 31.1%
2 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 8 10.8%
3 Hot or smoldering object, other 8 10.8%
4 Heat from powered equipment, other 7 9.5%
5 Heat source: other 6 8.1%
6 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 5 6.8%
7 Hot ember or ash 3 4.1%
8 Arcing 2 2.7%
9 All other sources 12 16.2%
07 The biggest fires

8 fires · $117K in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53012 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1300% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $70,000 Building fires 2021 Significant
2 $30,000 Building fires 2024 Significant
3 $8,500 Passenger vehicle fire 2025 Significant
4 $5,000 Building fires 2021 Significant
5 $1,000 Building fires 2023 Significant
6 $1,000 Cooking fire, confined to container 2024 Significant
7 $1,000 Cooking fire, confined to container 2024 Significant
8 $500 Passenger vehicle fire 2022 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 53012

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53012.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Cedarburg 457
2 Cleveland 1
10 Also served by

ZIP 53012 crosses 2 counties

Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.

CountyStateWeight 
Washington County WI 1.00 FIPS 55131
11 Current conditions

Right now in 53012

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 460 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.