ZIP 56470 recorded 68 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 317 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Becker County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
317 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 | |
| 2022 | 68 | |
| 2023 | 47 | |
| 2024 | 66 | |
| 2025 | 68 |
May peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56470 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 79 | 24.9% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 31 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 30 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 26 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 21 | 6.6% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56470 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 23.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 25 | 22.9% | |
| 3 | Wall surface: exterior | 10 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 28 | 25.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 63 | 57.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 13 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Conducted heat from another fire | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 6.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56470 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 288% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $605,343 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $524,496 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $232,940 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $193,334 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $157,310 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $110,093 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56470.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Park Rapids | 305 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hubbard County | MN | 1.00 | FIPS 27057 |
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 — 317 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.