ZIP 56072 recorded 7 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 28 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Waseca County, MN.
28 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Oct peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56072 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 11 | 39.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 2 | 7.1% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56072 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 55.6% | |
| 2 | Other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Maintenance shop or area, paint shop or area | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 55.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56072 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 34300400% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $25,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $8,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $1 | Grass fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $1 | Grass fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $1 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56072.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Richland | 28 |
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 — 28 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.