ZIP 56137 recorded 10 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 48 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jackson County, MN.
48 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 10 |
May peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56137 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 13 | 27.1% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 11 | 22.9% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2 | 4.2% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56137 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 20.8% | |
| 3 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 54.2% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 4.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56137 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 5665% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $68,067 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56137.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heron Lake | 48 |
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 — 48 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.