ZIP 53207 recorded 236 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,183 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Milwaukee County, WI.
1,183 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 120 | |
| 2022 | 272 | |
| 2023 | 279 | |
| 2024 | 276 | |
| 2025 | 236 |
Aug peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53207 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 176 | 14.9% | |
| 2 | Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill | 138 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 117 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 115 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 59 | 5.0% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53207 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 41 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 36 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 27 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 13 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 95 | 29.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 202 | 62.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 5.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 12 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 12 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 10.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53207 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 216% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $663,486 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $286,783 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $277,733 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $247,737 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,619 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $179,526 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53207.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milwaukee | 1,129 | |
| 2 | Cudahy | 21 | |
| 3 | Oak Creek | 12 | |
| 4 | Greenfield | 5 | |
| 5 | Greendale | 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 — 1,183 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.