ZIP 55970 recorded 2 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 40 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mower County, MN.
40 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55970 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 15 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 5 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 3 | 7.5% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55970 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 57.9% | |
| 2 | Other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 3 | Function area, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Enclosure with enriched oxegen atmosphere | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 5.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 63.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55970 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 16567% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
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 — 40 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.