ZIP 56265 recorded 43 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 157 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chippewa County, MN.
157 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 34 | |
| 2025 | 43 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56265 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 31 | 19.7% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 28 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 23 | 14.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 13 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 10 | 6.4% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56265 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 8 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 28.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 53.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 4.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56265 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 276% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56265.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montevideo | 155 | |
| 2 | Clarkfield | 1 | |
| 3 | Dawson | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lac qui Parle County | MN | 1.00 | FIPS 27073 |
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 — 157 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.