ZIP 56303 recorded 160 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 706 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Stearns County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
706 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 157 | |
| 2022 | 145 | |
| 2023 | 120 | |
| 2024 | 124 | |
| 2025 | 160 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56303 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 157 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 80 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 79 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 66 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 48 | 6.8% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56303 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 14 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 12 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 51 | 35.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 59 | 41.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 26 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 13 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 15.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56303 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 119% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $170,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $128,700 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | 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 — 706 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.