ZIP 55118 recorded 195 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 838 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dakota County, MN.
838 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 203 | |
| 2022 | 184 | |
| 2023 | 191 | |
| 2024 | 65 | |
| 2025 | 195 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55118 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 121 | 14.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 104 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 101 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 99 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 64 | 7.6% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55118 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 15.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 28 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 13 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 10 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 68 | 37.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 93 | 50.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 16.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55118 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 244% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,400 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $115,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55118.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mendota Heights | 170 | |
| 2 | Lilydale | 35 | |
| 3 | Sunfish Lake | 21 | |
| 4 | Inver Grove Heights | 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 — 838 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.