ZIP 55769 recorded 29 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 141 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Itasca County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
141 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | |
| 2022 | 23 | |
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 31 | |
| 2025 | 29 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55769 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 47 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 30 | 21.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 14 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 10 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 6 | 4.3% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55769 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 61.8% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Structural area, other | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 5.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 91.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 2.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55769 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 718% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55769.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashwauk | 141 |
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 — 141 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.