ZIP 56215 recorded 27 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 111 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Swift County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
111 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 26 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 27 |
May peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56215 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 35 | 31.5% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 10 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 9 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 7 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 5.4% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56215 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 34.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Roof surface: exterior | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 18.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 55.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 7.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56215 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 4118% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56215.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benson | 108 |
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 — 111 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.