ZIP 55043 recorded 22 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 152 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Washington County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
152 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 40 | |
| 2024 | 36 | |
| 2025 | 22 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55043 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 30 | 19.7% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 27 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 22 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 21 | 13.8% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 14 | 9.2% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55043 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Function area, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 7.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 57.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55043 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55043.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeland | 85 |
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 — 152 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.