ZIP 53179 recorded 38 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 180 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kenosha County, WI.
180 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 44 | |
| 2025 | 38 |
May peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53179 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 46 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 41 | 22.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 11 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 9 | 5.0% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53179 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Wall assembly | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 7.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Sunlight | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53179 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 338% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $170,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $95,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53179.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salem Lakes | 2 |
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 — 180 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.