ZIP 53201 recorded 48 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 131 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Milwaukee County, WI.
131 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 55 | |
| 2025 | 48 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53201 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 25 | 19.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 14 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 13 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 11 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 9 | 6.9% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53201 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 27.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 5 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Interior stairway or ramp | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 21.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 51.4% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53201 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 158% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53201.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milwaukee | 131 |
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 — 131 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.