ZIP 56352 recorded 25 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 103 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Stearns County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
103 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 34 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 25 |
May peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56352 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 27 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 11 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 10 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 10 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 9 | 8.7% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56352 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 48.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 25.7% | |
| 3 | Sales area, showroom (exclude display window) | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 4 | Function area, other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 8.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 80.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 2.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56352 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 128% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $165,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $84,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $28,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $26,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56352.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melrose | 98 |
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 — 103 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.