ZIP 53218 recorded 263 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,322 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Milwaukee County, WI.
1,322 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 102 | |
| 2022 | 369 | |
| 2023 | 325 | |
| 2024 | 263 | |
| 2025 | 263 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53218 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 188 | 14.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 171 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 165 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 129 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 105 | 7.9% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53218 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 116 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 84 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 70 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 43 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 33 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 31 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 19 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 16 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 136 | 24.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 340 | 62.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 38 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 36 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 33 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 16 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 8 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 50 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53218 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 224% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $355,439 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $244,638 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $236,959 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $185,215 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $155,635 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $148,932 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53218.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milwaukee | 1,148 | |
| 2 | Brown Deer | 82 | |
| 3 | Wauwatosa | 41 | |
| 4 | Glendale | 39 | |
| 5 | Skokie | 3 |
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 — 1,322 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.