ZIP 55318 recorded 57 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 386 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Carver County, MN.
386 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 96 | |
| 2022 | 83 | |
| 2023 | 93 | |
| 2024 | 57 | |
| 2025 | 57 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55318 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 70 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 65 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 42 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 30 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 19 | 4.9% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55318 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 10 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 10 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 37.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 14.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55318 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1328% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55318.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chaska | 330 | |
| 2 | Chanhassen | 14 | |
| 3 | Victoria | 6 | |
| 4 | Carver | 1 | |
| 5 | Shakopee | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hennepin County | MN | 0.50 | FIPS 27053 |
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 — 386 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.