ZIP 56068 recorded 6 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 37 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Faribault County, MN.
37 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 6 |
Oct peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56068 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 6 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 3 | 8.1% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56068 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 7.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56068 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $1 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56068.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota Lake | 35 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Earth County | MN | 0.50 | FIPS 27013 |
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 — 37 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.