ZIP 56362 recorded 47 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 156 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Stearns County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
156 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 33 | |
| 2023 | 35 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 47 |
May peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56362 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 34 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 15 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 13 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 11 | 7.1% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56362 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 40.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 11.9% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 19.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56362 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 318% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56362.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paynesville | 148 |
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 — 156 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.