ZIP 56001 recorded 343 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,572 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Blue Earth County, MN.
1,572 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 291 | |
| 2022 | 316 | |
| 2023 | 320 | |
| 2024 | 302 | |
| 2025 | 343 |
May peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56001 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 330 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 180 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 154 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 129 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 104 | 6.6% |
For the 29 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56001 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 79 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 44 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 15 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 14 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 7 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 96 | 31.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 167 | 55.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 35 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 23 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 15 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 7 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 10.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56001 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 357% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $278,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56001.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mankato | 1,513 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicollet County | MN | 0.50 | FIPS 27103 |
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 — 1,572 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.