ZIP 56301 recorded 178 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 880 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Stearns County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
880 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 187 | |
| 2022 | 172 | |
| 2023 | 180 | |
| 2024 | 163 | |
| 2025 | 178 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56301 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 176 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 103 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 78 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 66 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 62 | 7.0% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56301 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 38 | 21.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 24 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 18 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 13 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 11 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 49 | 27.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 77 | 43.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 20 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Chemical reaction | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 37 | 20.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56301 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 260% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $403,700 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $164,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $157,036 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $141,100 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton County | MN | 0.50 | FIPS 27009 |
| Sherburne County | MN | 0.50 | FIPS 27141 |
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 — 880 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.