ZIP 53081 recorded 296 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,738 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sheboygan County, WI.
1,738 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 383 | |
| 2022 | 419 | |
| 2023 | 353 | |
| 2024 | 287 | |
| 2025 | 296 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53081 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 327 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 215 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 162 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 151 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 119 | 6.8% |
For the 52 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53081 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 70 | 15.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 45 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 35 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 26 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 25 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 22 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 19 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 187 | 41.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 178 | 39.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 74 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 45 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 29 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 26 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 15 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 12 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 60 | 13.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53081 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 121% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $220,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $83,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53081.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheboygan | 1,727 |
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 — 1,738 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.