ZIP 53168 recorded 74 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 367 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kenosha County, WI.
367 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 75 | |
| 2022 | 63 | |
| 2023 | 60 | |
| 2024 | 95 | |
| 2025 | 74 |
Nov peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53168 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 143 | 39.0% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 40 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 38 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 19 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 16 | 4.4% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53168 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 24.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 32.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 13.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53168 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 867% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $110,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53168.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paddock Lake | 25 | |
| 2 | Salem Lakes | 10 |
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 — 367 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.