ZIP 56120 recorded 3 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 19 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Watonwan County, MN.
19 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56120 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 5 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 1 | 5.3% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56120 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 1 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56120 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $2,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $250 | Special outside fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $200 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56120.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butterfield | 19 |
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 — 19 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.