ZIP 56468 recorded 31 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 143 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cass County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
143 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 28 | |
| 2024 | 25 | |
| 2025 | 31 |
Jun peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56468 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 33 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 27 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 15 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 13 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 12 | 8.4% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56468 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Closet | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 27.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 31.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Match | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 4.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56468 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 200% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $483,200 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Grass fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56468.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nisswa | 113 | |
| 2 | Lake Shore | 27 |
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 — 143 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.