ZIP 55044 recorded 183 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 969 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dakota County, MN.
969 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 198 | |
| 2022 | 202 | |
| 2023 | 192 | |
| 2024 | 194 | |
| 2025 | 183 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55044 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 224 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 106 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 90 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 55 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 51 | 5.3% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55044 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 41 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 30 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 28 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 23 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 16 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 10 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 9 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 74 | 30.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 138 | 56.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 25 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 7 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 6 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 35 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55044 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 170% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $900,000 | Aircraft fire | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $356,300 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55044.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville | 933 | |
| 2 | Credit River | 6 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott County | MN | 1.00 | FIPS 27139 |
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 — 969 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.