ZIP 56472 recorded 50 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 261 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Crow Wing County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
261 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54 | |
| 2022 | 52 | |
| 2023 | 53 | |
| 2024 | 52 | |
| 2025 | 50 |
May peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56472 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 57 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 41 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 29 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 27 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 7.3% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56472 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 28.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 28.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 9.4% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 11.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56472 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 711% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,222,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $673,300 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $320,700 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $320,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $150,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56472.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pequot Lakes | 168 | |
| 2 | Breezy Point | 56 |
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 — 261 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.