ZIP 53040 recorded 40 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 214 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sheboygan County, WI.
214 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 66 | |
| 2025 | 40 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53040 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 49 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 18 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 16 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 15 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 14 | 6.5% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53040 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 11 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 7 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 5 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 20.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 29.7% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 17.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53040 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 444% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $138,400 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53040.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County | WI | 1.00 | FIPS 55131 |
| Fond du Lac County | WI | 0.50 | FIPS 55039 |
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 — 214 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.