ZIP 53213 recorded 151 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 575 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Milwaukee County, WI.
575 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 117 | |
| 2022 | 126 | |
| 2023 | 81 | |
| 2024 | 100 | |
| 2025 | 151 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53213 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 92 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Flammable gas or liquid condition, other | 87 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 66 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 45 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 34 | 5.9% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53213 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 11 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Egress/exit, other | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 28.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 49.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Chemical reaction | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 11.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53213 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 142% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $163,847 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $55,386 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53213.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wauwatosa | 393 | |
| 2 | Milwaukee | 174 | |
| 3 | West Allis | 2 | |
| 4 | West Milwaukee | 2 | |
| 5 | Brown Deer | 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 — 575 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.