ZIP 56172 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 81 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Murray County, MN.
81 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Nov peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56172 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 22 | 27.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 14 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 10 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 8 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Outside equipment fire | 4 | 4.9% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56172 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 20.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 20.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56172 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1450% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $280,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56172.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slayton | 81 |
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 — 81 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.