ZIP 53205 recorded 63 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 347 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Milwaukee County, WI.
347 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | |
| 2022 | 106 | |
| 2023 | 90 | |
| 2024 | 50 | |
| 2025 | 63 |
Jul peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53205 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 69 | 19.9% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 45 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 42 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 39 | 11.2% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 31 | 8.9% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53205 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 32.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 12 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 31 | 22.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 107 | 78.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 6.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53205 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 230% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $718,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $310,227 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $201,004 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $155,975 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $155,468 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $138,671 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53205.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milwaukee | 336 | |
| 2 | Glendale | 10 | |
| 3 | South Milwaukee | 1 |
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 — 347 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.