ZIP 55388 recorded 59 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 276 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Carver County, MN.
276 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52 | |
| 2022 | 63 | |
| 2023 | 57 | |
| 2024 | 45 | |
| 2025 | 59 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55388 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 74 | 26.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 61 | 22.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 23 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 15 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 11 | 4.0% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55388 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 35.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 27.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 14.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55388 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 646% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $150,150 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $96,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $66,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55388.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watertown | 201 |
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 — 276 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.