ZIP 55744 recorded 132 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 535 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Itasca County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
535 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 101 | |
| 2022 | 119 | |
| 2023 | 76 | |
| 2024 | 107 | |
| 2025 | 132 |
May peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55744 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 110 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 101 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 54 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 40 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 29 | 5.4% |
For the 36 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55744 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 32.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 26.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 77 | 57.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Match | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 10.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55744 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 157% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $370,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $320,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $261,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55744.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Rapids | 529 | |
| 2 | La Prairie | 6 |
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 — 535 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.