ZIP 53020 recorded 52 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 226 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sheboygan County, WI.
226 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52 | |
| 2022 | 44 | |
| 2023 | 44 | |
| 2024 | 34 | |
| 2025 | 52 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53020 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 89 | 39.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 23 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 14 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 13 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 3.1% |
For the 32 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53020 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 5 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 15.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 18.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 63.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 3.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53020 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53020.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elkhart Lake | 180 | |
| 2 | Kiel | 2 | |
| 3 | Sheboygan | 1 |
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 — 226 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.