ZIP 56297 recorded 1 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 31 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Yellow Medicine County, MN.
31 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Oct peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56297 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 8 | 25.8% | |
| 2 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2 | 6.5% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56297 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Structural area, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 60.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56297 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $325,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $500 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | 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 — 31 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.