ZIP 56081 recorded 45 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 187 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Watonwan County, MN.
187 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | |
| 2022 | 32 | |
| 2023 | 36 | |
| 2024 | 46 | |
| 2025 | 45 |
Jan peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56081 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 64 | 34.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 19 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 15 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 12 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 11 | 5.9% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56081 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 61.7% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 3 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 61.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 11.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56081 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 177% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $285,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $242,208 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Aircraft fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $83,800 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $56,600 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
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 — 187 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.