ZIP 55121 recorded 82 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 348 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dakota County, MN.
348 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | |
| 2022 | 66 | |
| 2023 | 83 | |
| 2024 | 68 | |
| 2025 | 82 |
Dec peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55121 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 62 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 33 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 32 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 28 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 26 | 7.5% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55121 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 32.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 5 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 5 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Roof surface: exterior | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 23.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 38.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Candle | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 11.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55121 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 730% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $210,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55121.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eagan | 343 | |
| 2 | Mendota Heights | 5 |
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 — 348 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.