ZIP 56026 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 73 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Steele County, MN.
73 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 26 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
Nov peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56026 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 24 | 32.9% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 16 | 21.9% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 4 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 3 | 4.1% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56026 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Roof surface: exterior | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 28.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Candle | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 4.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56026 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3150% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56026.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellendale | 73 |
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 — 73 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.