ZIP 55426 recorded 168 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 918 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hennepin County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
918 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 184 | |
| 2022 | 184 | |
| 2023 | 169 | |
| 2024 | 213 | |
| 2025 | 168 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55426 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 169 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 98 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 93 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 90 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 88 | 9.6% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55426 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 13 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 9 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 29.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 43.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 7 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 13.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55426 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1946% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $165,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55426.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golden Valley | 46 | |
| 2 | Minneapolis | 4 |
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 — 918 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.