ZIP 53029 recorded 169 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 716 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Waukesha County, WI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
716 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 138 | |
| 2022 | 117 | |
| 2023 | 128 | |
| 2024 | 164 | |
| 2025 | 169 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53029 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 147 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 93 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 93 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 83 | 11.6% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 34 | 4.7% |
For the 50 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53029 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 6 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 26.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 35.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 10 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Match | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 16.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53029 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 179% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $616,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $346,100 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53029.
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 — 716 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.