ZIP 55109 recorded 383 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,500 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ramsey County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,500 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 238 | |
| 2022 | 327 | |
| 2023 | 242 | |
| 2024 | 310 | |
| 2025 | 383 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55109 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 278 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 267 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 128 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 112 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 100 | 6.7% |
For the 72 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55109 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 14 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 13 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Laboratory | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 72 | 43.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 68 | 41.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 9 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 17.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55109 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 352% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $325,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $289,900 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $204,624 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $182,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55109.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maplewood | 916 | |
| 2 | Vadnais Heights | 34 | |
| 3 | Little Canada | 22 | |
| 4 | White Bear Lake | 2 |
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 — 1,500 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.