ZIP 53224 recorded 184 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 676 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Milwaukee County, WI.
676 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53 | |
| 2022 | 120 | |
| 2023 | 132 | |
| 2024 | 187 | |
| 2025 | 184 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53224 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 131 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 114 | 16.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 83 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 52 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 50 | 7.4% |
For the 33 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53224 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 71 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 51 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 18 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 14 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Other | 11 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 71 | 25.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 161 | 57.7% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 32 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 6.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53224 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 205% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,445,935 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $338,335 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $288,967 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $285,035 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $221,162 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53224.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milwaukee | 610 | |
| 2 | Wauwatosa | 39 | |
| 3 | Brown Deer | 14 | |
| 4 | Bayside | 8 | |
| 5 | South Milwaukee | 2 |
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 — 676 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.