ZIP 56118 recorded 7 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 12 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cottonwood County, MN.
12 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56118 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Chemical spill or leak | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 1 | 8.3% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56118 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conveyor | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 1 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 20.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56118 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 142% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $4,201 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,000 | 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 — 12 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.