ZIP 55060 recorded 174 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 602 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Steele County, MN.
602 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 138 | |
| 2022 | 154 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 130 | |
| 2025 | 174 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55060 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 138 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 68 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 54 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 39 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 32 | 5.3% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55060 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 40 | 30.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 38 | 29.0% | |
| 3 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 31 | 23.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 75 | 57.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 12.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55060 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 270% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55060.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owatonna | 600 |
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 — 602 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.