ZIP 53149 recorded 154 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 532 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Racine County, WI.
532 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 89 | |
| 2022 | 74 | |
| 2023 | 99 | |
| 2024 | 116 | |
| 2025 | 154 |
Jan peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53149 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 167 | 31.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 45 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 43 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 36 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 26 | 4.9% |
For the 53 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53149 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 9 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 7 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 27 | 31.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 16.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53149 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 290% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $458,400 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53149.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waukesha County | WI | 1.00 | FIPS 55133 |
| Walworth County | WI | 0.50 | FIPS 55127 |
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 — 532 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.