ZIP 55974 recorded 15 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 59 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Houston County, MN.
59 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 14 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 55974 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 24 | 40.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 5 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 4 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 4 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 4 | 6.8% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 55974 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 41.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 29.4% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 5.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 47.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 5.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 55974 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $95,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $8,400 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $1 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $1 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 55974.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spring Grove | 58 |
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 — 59 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.