ZIP 53042 recorded 16 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 255 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Manitowoc County, WI.
255 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 65 | |
| 2022 | 59 | |
| 2023 | 72 | |
| 2024 | 43 | |
| 2025 | 16 |
Nov peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53042 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 101 | 39.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 28 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 14 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 12 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 12 | 4.7% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53042 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 27.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 25.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 46.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 11.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53042 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1006% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $163,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53042.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiel | 245 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calumet County | WI | 0.50 | FIPS 55015 |
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 — 255 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.