ZIP 56304 recorded 130 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 613 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Stearns County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
613 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 126 | |
| 2022 | 105 | |
| 2023 | 123 | |
| 2024 | 129 | |
| 2025 | 130 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56304 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 89 | 14.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 77 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 63 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 46 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 45 | 7.3% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56304 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 14.2% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 26.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 72 | 53.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 9.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56304 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 236% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $315,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $115,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | 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 — 613 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.