ZIP 56401 recorded 155 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 748 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cass County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
748 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 138 | |
| 2022 | 160 | |
| 2023 | 157 | |
| 2024 | 138 | |
| 2025 | 155 |
May peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56401 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 105 | 14.0% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 95 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 91 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 90 | 12.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 57 | 7.6% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56401 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 110 | 32.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 75 | 21.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 44 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 16 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 11 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Other | 7 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 61 | 17.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 200 | 58.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 87 | 25.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 1.7% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 5 | 1.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 1.2% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 4 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 5.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56401 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 264% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $550,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $475,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $352,123 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $260,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56401.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brainerd | 726 | |
| 2 | East Gull Lake | 12 | |
| 3 | Baxter | 4 | |
| 4 | Lake Shore | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crow Wing County | MN | 1.00 | FIPS 27035 |
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 — 748 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.