ZIP 53211 recorded 196 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 737 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Milwaukee County, WI.
737 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 79 | |
| 2022 | 140 | |
| 2023 | 159 | |
| 2024 | 163 | |
| 2025 | 196 |
Aug peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53211 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 177 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 139 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 59 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 56 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 55 | 7.5% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53211 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 30 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 46 | 30.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 79 | 52.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 14.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53211 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 316% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,105,765 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $319,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $191,672 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $178,825 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $160,603 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53211.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milwaukee | 420 | |
| 2 | Shorewood | 279 | |
| 3 | Whitefish Bay | 35 | |
| 4 | Bayside | 1 | |
| 5 | Glendale | 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 — 737 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.