ZIP 56308 recorded 76 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 389 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Douglas County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
389 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 92 | |
| 2022 | 90 | |
| 2023 | 37 | |
| 2024 | 94 | |
| 2025 | 76 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56308 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 88 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 75 | 19.3% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 49 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 43 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 3.1% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56308 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 15.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 25 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 11 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 73 | 34.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 72 | 34.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 34 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 19 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 17 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 14 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 12 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 14.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56308 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 196% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,600,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $750,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $625,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56308.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandria | 298 |
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 — 389 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.