ZIP 56149 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 29 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lincoln County, MN.
29 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56149 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 7 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 5 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2 | 6.9% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56149 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Other | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 5 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 7.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56149 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $8,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $1,000 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56149.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Benton | 29 |
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 — 29 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.