ZIP 56162 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 20 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Watonwan County, MN.
20 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Oct peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56162 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 2 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 2 | 10.0% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56162 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 1 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 83.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56162 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 563% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $24,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $9,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $4,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,000 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin County | MN | 0.50 | FIPS 27091 |
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 — 20 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.