ZIP 55355 recorded 71 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 247 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Meeker County, MN.
247 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | |
| 2022 | 61 | |
| 2023 | 41 | |
| 2024 | 38 | |
| 2025 | 71 |
May peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55355 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 62 | 25.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 53 | 21.5% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 26 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 18 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 17 | 6.9% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55355 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 35.8% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 6.0% | |
| 3 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Interior stairway or ramp | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 31.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 40.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 10.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55355 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 154% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55355.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Litchfield | 237 |
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 — 247 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.