ZIP 55746 recorded 142 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 735 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Itasca County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
735 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 117 | |
| 2022 | 162 | |
| 2023 | 140 | |
| 2024 | 174 | |
| 2025 | 142 |
May peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55746 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 181 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 102 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 74 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 37 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 33 | 4.5% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55746 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 16 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 51 | 30.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 98 | 57.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 9 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 12.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55746 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 11449% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55746.
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 — 735 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.