ZIP 53227 recorded 109 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 448 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Milwaukee County, WI.
448 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 103 | |
| 2022 | 89 | |
| 2023 | 80 | |
| 2024 | 67 | |
| 2025 | 109 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53227 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 81 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 64 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 50 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 39 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 38 | 8.5% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53227 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 12.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 9 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 38.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 63.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 4.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53227 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 787% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,600,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $120,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | 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 53227.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Allis | 412 | |
| 2 | Milwaukee | 25 | |
| 3 | Greenfield | 8 | |
| 4 | Franklin | 2 | |
| 5 | Wauwatosa | 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 — 448 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.