ZIP 56174 recorded 3 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 14 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cottonwood County, MN.
14 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56174 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 1 | 7.1% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56174 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 3 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Match | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56174 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 30301% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $14,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $1,200 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2022 | Significant |
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 — 14 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.