ZIP 53228 recorded 70 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 339 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Milwaukee County, WI.
339 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | |
| 2022 | 62 | |
| 2023 | 54 | |
| 2024 | 105 | |
| 2025 | 70 |
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 53228 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 47 | 13.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 42 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 39 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 38 | 11.2% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 28 | 8.3% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 53228 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 10 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 6 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 23.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 41.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 11.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 53228 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 223% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $253,514 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 53228.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenfield | 278 | |
| 2 | Milwaukee | 51 | |
| 3 | West Allis | 6 | |
| 4 | Franklin | 1 | |
| 5 | Greendale | 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 — 339 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.