ZIP 56243 recorded 17 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 58 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Meeker County, MN.
58 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 17 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56243 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 14 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 9 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 4 | 6.9% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56243 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Office | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 22.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Incendiary device | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56243 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 24583% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $240,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $12,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $10 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56243.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grove City | 57 |
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 — 58 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.