ZIP 55718 recorded 48 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 166 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Carlton County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
166 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 38 | |
| 2023 | 31 | |
| 2024 | 25 | |
| 2025 | 48 |
Oct peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55718 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 36 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 21 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 17 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 12 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 7.2% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55718 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 28.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 7 | 28.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 16.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 32.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 20.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55718 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 318% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55718.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlton | 110 |
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 — 166 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.