ZIP 55444 recorded 84 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 432 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hennepin County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
432 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 65 | |
| 2022 | 112 | |
| 2023 | 88 | |
| 2024 | 83 | |
| 2025 | 84 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55444 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 108 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 79 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 55 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 54 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 20 | 4.6% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55444 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 12.1% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 11 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 8 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 7 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 6.6% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 6 | 6.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 27.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 50.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 6.6% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 16.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55444 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 211% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $370,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $193,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $155,950 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $135,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $115,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55444.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooklyn Park | 282 | |
| 2 | Brooklyn Center | 9 | |
| 3 | Minneapolis | 2 |
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 — 432 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.