ZIP 53217 recorded 135 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 688 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Milwaukee County, WI.
688 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 203 | |
| 2022 | 117 | |
| 2023 | 138 | |
| 2024 | 95 | |
| 2025 | 135 |
Aug peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53217 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 193 | 28.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 106 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 70 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 66 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 34 | 4.9% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53217 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 33.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 36.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 14 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 17.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53217 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 131% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $190,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53217.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glendale | 183 | |
| 2 | Fox Point | 173 | |
| 3 | Whitefish Bay | 143 | |
| 4 | Bayside | 104 | |
| 5 | River Hills | 75 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozaukee County | WI | 0.50 | FIPS 55089 |
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 — 688 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.