ZIP 55705 recorded 43 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 132 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Louis County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
132 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 43 |
May peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55705 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 39 | 29.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 17 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 8 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 8 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 6 | 4.5% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55705 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 28.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 7 | 28.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Shipping/receiving area; loading area, dock or bay | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 12.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 56.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 4.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55705 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 171% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $290,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $290,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $51,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55705.
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 — 132 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.