ZIP 53017 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 97 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Washington County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
97 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53017 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 24 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 21 | 21.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 10 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 8 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 6.2% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53017 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Switchgear area, transformer vault | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 17.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 41.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Match | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 5.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53017 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 102% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $10,250 | Outside equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $2,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $800 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53017.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richfield | 4 | |
| 2 | Germantown | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waukesha County | WI | 1.00 | FIPS 55133 |
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 — 97 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.