ZIP 55371 recorded 79 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 398 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Benton County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
398 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 88 | |
| 2022 | 81 | |
| 2023 | 79 | |
| 2024 | 71 | |
| 2025 | 79 |
May peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55371 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 88 | 22.1% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 60 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 52 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 39 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 28 | 7.0% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55371 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 39 | 32.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 23 | 19.3% | |
| 3 | Wall surface: exterior | 9 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 18.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 74 | 62.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Chemical reaction | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 15.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55371 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 257% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $377,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $251,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55371.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton | 368 | |
| 2 | Clear Lake | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isanti County | MN | 1.00 | FIPS 27059 |
| Mille Lacs County | MN | 1.00 | FIPS 27095 |
| Sherburne County | MN | 0.50 | FIPS 27141 |
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 — 398 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.