ZIP 55025 recorded 180 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 820 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Anoka County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
820 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 132 | |
| 2022 | 158 | |
| 2023 | 184 | |
| 2024 | 166 | |
| 2025 | 180 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55025 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 165 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 123 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 108 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 56 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 51 | 6.2% |
For the 39 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55025 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 28.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 19.2% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 11 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 23.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 103 | 66.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55025 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 267% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $636,191 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $578,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $475,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $387,100 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $368,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55025.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest Lake | 617 | |
| 2 | Columbus | 189 | |
| 3 | Lino Lakes | 10 | |
| 4 | Scandia | 3 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chisago County | MN | 1.00 | FIPS 27025 |
| Washington County | MN | 1.00 | FIPS 27163 |
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 — 820 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.