ZIP 56353 recorded 37 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 267 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mille Lacs County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
267 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 75 | |
| 2022 | 72 | |
| 2023 | 38 | |
| 2024 | 45 | |
| 2025 | 37 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56353 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 73 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 50 | 18.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 19 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 16 | 6.0% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56353 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 64.4% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 3 | Entrance way, lobby | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Egress/exit, other | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Maintenance shop or area, paint shop or area | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 14.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 73.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 7.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56353 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2009% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $220,800 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56353.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milaca | 267 |
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 — 267 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.