ZIP 55353 recorded 31 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 80 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Stearns County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
80 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 31 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55353 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 24 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 12 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 10 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 8 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 5 | 6.2% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55353 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 21.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 34.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 4.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55353 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 621% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $64,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $55,680 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $14,720 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55353.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimball | 79 |
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 — 80 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.