ZIP 56378 recorded 42 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 152 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Stearns County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
152 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | |
| 2022 | 41 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 42 |
Nov peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56378 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 42 | 27.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 16 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 14 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 11 | 7.2% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56378 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 40.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 18.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 72.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 4.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56378 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1389% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $650,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56378.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sauk Centre | 152 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todd County | MN | 1.00 | FIPS 27153 |
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 — 152 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.