ZIP 55016 recorded 148 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 725 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Washington County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
725 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 127 | |
| 2022 | 154 | |
| 2023 | 150 | |
| 2024 | 146 | |
| 2025 | 148 |
Aug peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55016 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 148 | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 137 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 83 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 70 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 46 | 6.3% |
For the 37 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55016 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 17.3% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 8 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 34.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 14 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 8 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 13.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55016 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 729% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $615,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $235,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55016.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cottage Grove | 649 |
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 — 725 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.