ZIP 56359 recorded 45 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 185 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mille Lacs County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
185 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | |
| 2022 | 38 | |
| 2023 | 34 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 45 |
May peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56359 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 52 | 28.1% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 31 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 27 | 14.6% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 16 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 10 | 5.4% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56359 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 39.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 21.3% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 21.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 70 | 74.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated heat from another fire | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 9.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56359 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 185% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $360,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $233,856 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,200 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $167,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56359.
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 — 185 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.