ZIP 56229 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 51 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lyon County, MN.
51 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
May peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56229 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 10 | 19.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 7 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 4 | 7.8% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56229 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Wall assembly | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 30.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 1 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56229 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 237% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $26,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $24,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $12,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $3,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56229.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cottonwood | 51 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Medicine County | MN | 1.00 | FIPS 27173 |
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 — 51 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.