ZIP 56280 recorded 2 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 26 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Yellow Medicine County, MN.
26 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
May peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56280 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 8 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 4 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 3 | 11.5% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56280 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 2 | 40.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 1 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 80.0% | |
| 2 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 20.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56280 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $3,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
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 — 26 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.