ZIP 55072 recorded 45 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 136 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pine County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
136 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 40 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 45 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55072 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 35 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 18 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 10 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 10 | 7.4% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55072 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 9 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 9 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55072 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 265% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55072.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandstone | 106 |
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 — 136 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.