ZIP 53214 recorded 224 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 934 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Milwaukee County, WI.
934 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 148 | |
| 2022 | 203 | |
| 2023 | 176 | |
| 2024 | 183 | |
| 2025 | 224 |
Jun peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53214 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 164 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 132 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 85 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 84 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 83 | 8.9% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53214 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 29 | 13.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 28 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 17 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 13 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 12 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 11 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 77 | 34.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 126 | 56.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 11 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 9.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53214 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 368% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $244,147 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $180,933 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $153,360 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $94,836 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53214.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Allis | 678 | |
| 2 | Milwaukee | 191 | |
| 3 | West Milwaukee | 57 | |
| 4 | Franklin | 6 | |
| 5 | Greenfield | 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 — 934 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.