ZIP 55616 recorded 72 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 340 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lake County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
340 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | |
| 2022 | 69 | |
| 2023 | 62 | |
| 2024 | 73 | |
| 2025 | 72 |
May peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55616 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 45 | 13.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 45 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Flammable gas or liquid condition, other | 44 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 39 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 37 | 10.9% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55616 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 43.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 16 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55616 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 223% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55616.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Two Harbors | 338 | |
| 2 | Duluth | 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 — 340 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.