ZIP 56073 recorded 52 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 208 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Blue Earth County, MN.
208 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | |
| 2022 | 45 | |
| 2023 | 49 | |
| 2024 | 31 | |
| 2025 | 52 |
Oct peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56073 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 57 | 27.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 32 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 19 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 18 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 15 | 7.2% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56073 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 31.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 53.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56073 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 482% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $7,000,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $1,100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $343,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $195,250 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56073.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Ulm | 201 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County | MN | 1.00 | FIPS 27015 |
| Nicollet County | MN | 1.00 | 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 — 208 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.