ZIP 56321 recorded 6 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 32 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Stearns County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
32 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6 |
Apr peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56321 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 6 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Chemical hazard (no spill or leak) | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Overheated motor | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2 | 6.2% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56321 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56321 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 1320% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $1,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $350 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $250 | Outside equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
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 — 32 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.