ZIP 56387 recorded 111 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 412 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Stearns County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
412 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 75 | |
| 2022 | 55 | |
| 2023 | 75 | |
| 2024 | 96 | |
| 2025 | 111 |
Jun peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56387 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 75 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 71 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 49 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 35 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 26 | 6.3% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56387 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 14 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 6 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 21.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 67.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 5.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56387 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2164% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56387.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waite Park | 411 |
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 — 412 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.