ZIP 55971 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 70 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fillmore County, MN.
70 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55971 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 15 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 7 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 6 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 7.1% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55971 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Storage area, other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Wall assembly | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 29.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 18.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55971 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 862% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $665,550 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $76,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $70,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $58,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55971.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rushford | 44 | |
| 2 | Rushford Village | 1 |
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 — 70 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.