ZIP 53226 recorded 115 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 533 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Milwaukee County, WI.
533 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 119 | |
| 2022 | 121 | |
| 2023 | 63 | |
| 2024 | 115 | |
| 2025 | 115 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53226 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flammable gas or liquid condition, other | 79 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 58 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 50 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 40 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 29 | 5.4% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53226 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 29.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 8 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 8 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 23.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 54.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 7.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53226 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 392% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53226.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wauwatosa | 446 | |
| 2 | Milwaukee | 84 | |
| 3 | West Allis | 2 | |
| 4 | Elm Grove | 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 — 533 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.