ZIP 56009 recorded 13 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 67 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Freeborn County, MN.
67 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 13 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56009 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 22 | 32.8% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 8 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 6 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 3 | 4.5% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56009 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Technical processing areas, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 5 | 20.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56009 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 12000% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $95,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56009.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alden | 67 |
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 — 67 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.