ZIP 55720 recorded 122 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 599 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Carlton County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
599 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 126 | |
| 2022 | 181 | |
| 2023 | 163 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 122 |
Dec peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55720 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 97 | 16.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 69 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 51 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 47 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 46 | 7.7% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55720 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 14.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 24 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 14 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 10 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 78 | 41.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 77 | 41.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 21 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 9 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 7 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 15.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55720 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 507% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55720.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis County | MN | 1.00 | FIPS 27137 |
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 — 599 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.