ZIP 56320 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 61 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Stearns County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
61 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
May peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56320 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 14 | 23.0% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 9 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 6 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 6 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 4 | 6.6% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56320 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 7.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 46.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 8 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 1 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56320 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $24,901 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $7,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56320.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cold Spring | 61 |
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 — 61 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.