ZIP 55359 recorded 63 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 245 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hennepin County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
245 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | |
| 2022 | 40 | |
| 2023 | 44 | |
| 2024 | 50 | |
| 2025 | 63 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55359 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 47 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 28 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 25 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 16 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 13 | 5.3% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55359 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Other | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 27.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 52.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 9.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55359 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 4656% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $18,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $16,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55359.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independence | 144 | |
| 2 | Maple Plain | 61 | |
| 3 | Medina | 17 | |
| 4 | Orono | 17 | |
| 5 | Minnetrista | 6 |
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 — 245 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.