ZIP 53222 recorded 183 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 670 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Milwaukee County, WI.
670 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66 | |
| 2022 | 134 | |
| 2023 | 99 | |
| 2024 | 188 | |
| 2025 | 183 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53222 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 100 | 14.9% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 94 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 71 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 47 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 47 | 7.0% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53222 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 18.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 29 | 15.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 25 | 13.2% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 45 | 23.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 117 | 61.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53222 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 140% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $231,367 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $198,634 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $174,638 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $148,064 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $112,548 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53222.
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 — 670 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.