ZIP 55721 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 174 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Itasca County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
174 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | |
| 2022 | 58 | |
| 2023 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 26 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
May peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55721 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 55 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 37 | 21.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 16 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 15 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 9 | 5.2% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55721 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Storage area, other | 5 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Egress/exit, other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 45.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 8 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Chemical reaction | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 4.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55721 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 300% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55721.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cohasset | 174 |
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 — 174 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.