ZIP 55068 recorded 168 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 715 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dakota County, MN.
715 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 125 | |
| 2022 | 138 | |
| 2023 | 140 | |
| 2024 | 144 | |
| 2025 | 168 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55068 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 228 | 31.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 112 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 101 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 56 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 24 | 3.4% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55068 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 31.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 11 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 33 | 27.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 38.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 7 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55068 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 275% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $135,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55068.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosemount | 647 | |
| 2 | Lakeville | 54 | |
| 3 | Apple Valley | 1 | |
| 4 | Hastings | 1 |
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 — 715 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.