ZIP 55768 recorded 46 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 271 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Louis County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
271 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61 | |
| 2022 | 68 | |
| 2023 | 57 | |
| 2024 | 39 | |
| 2025 | 46 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55768 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 65 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 43 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 25 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 13 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 11 | 4.1% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55768 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 32.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 17 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Equipment or service area, other | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 23.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 27 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 23 | 23.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 12 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 6 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 5.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55768 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3858% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,500,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55768.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mountain Iron | 210 |
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 — 271 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.