ZIP 55046 recorded 41 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 89 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Rice County, MN.
89 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 41 |
Jun peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55046 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 23 | 25.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 19 | 21.3% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 8 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 5.6% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55046 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 21.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Assembly area - less than 100 persons | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 31.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 43.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55046 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 979% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $199,056 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $72,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $31,677 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $28,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $28,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55046.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lonsdale | 88 |
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 — 89 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.