ZIP 55709 recorded 20 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 154 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Itasca County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
154 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | |
| 2022 | 47 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 20 |
May peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55709 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 52 | 33.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 21 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 9 | 5.8% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55709 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 22.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 6 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55709 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 6523% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $140,200 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $31,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55709.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bovey | 154 |
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 — 154 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.