ZIP 56278 recorded 6 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 61 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Big Stone County, MN.
61 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 6 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56278 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 13 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 10 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 7 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 6 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 8.2% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56278 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 35.3% | |
| 2 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Storage area, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Switchgear area, transformer vault | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 23.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 29.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 5.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56278 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2467% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $27,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $26,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $3,500 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,500 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56278.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ortonville | 61 |
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 — 61 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.