ZIP 53216 recorded 234 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,044 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Milwaukee County, WI.
1,044 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 86 | |
| 2022 | 267 | |
| 2023 | 257 | |
| 2024 | 200 | |
| 2025 | 234 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53216 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 191 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 155 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 132 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 104 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 59 | 5.7% |
For the 37 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53216 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 109 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 53 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 51 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 22 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 21 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 20 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Other | 15 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 96 | 24.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 281 | 70.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 5.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 17 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 13 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 6.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53216 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 106% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $965,910 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $964,377 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $808,803 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $385,122 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $305,654 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $286,541 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $252,166 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53216.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milwaukee | 921 | |
| 2 | Brown Deer | 108 | |
| 3 | Wauwatosa | 13 | |
| 4 | Skokie | 1 | |
| 5 | West Allis | 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 — 1,044 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.