ZIP 53215 recorded 259 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,079 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Milwaukee County, WI.
1,079 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 77 | |
| 2022 | 237 | |
| 2023 | 257 | |
| 2024 | 249 | |
| 2025 | 259 |
Jun peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53215 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 157 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 134 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 119 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 104 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 74 | 6.9% |
For the 35 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53215 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 156 | 31.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 50 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 46 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 44 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Other | 20 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 20 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 17 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 12 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 126 | 25.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 361 | 73.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 31 | 6.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 21 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 14 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 1.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 1.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 0.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 6.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53215 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 430% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,477,776 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $1,874,509 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $449,155 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $284,620 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $248,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $229,467 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53215.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milwaukee | 916 | |
| 2 | Franklin | 66 | |
| 3 | Greenfield | 42 | |
| 4 | Oak Creek | 25 | |
| 5 | West Milwaukee | 13 |
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 — 1,079 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.