ZIP 55349 recorded 55 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 162 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wright County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
162 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | |
| 2022 | 34 | |
| 2023 | 31 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 55 |
May peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55349 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 47 | 29.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 32 | 19.8% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 12 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 10 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 9 | 5.6% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55349 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 43.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 12.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 65.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 3.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55349 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 279% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $12,500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $7,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Catastrophic |
| 3 | $425,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55349.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howard Lake | 162 |
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 — 162 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.