ZIP 55350 recorded 138 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 573 across 2021–2025. Primary county: McLeod County, MN.
573 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 133 | |
| 2022 | 102 | |
| 2023 | 104 | |
| 2024 | 96 | |
| 2025 | 138 |
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55350 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 144 | 25.1% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 122 | 21.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 76 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 47 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 39 | 6.8% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55350 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 13.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 45 | 41.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 7 | 6.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 13.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55350 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 206% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $360,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55350.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hutchinson | 566 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeker County | MN | 1.00 | FIPS 27093 |
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 — 573 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.