ZIP 55940 recorded 22 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 79 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dodge County, MN.
79 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 22 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55940 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 16 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 12 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 11 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 6 | 7.6% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55940 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 17.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 35.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 23.5% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 5.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55940 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1517% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $244,720 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $140,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $135,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $12,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55940.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayfield | 71 |
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 — 79 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.