ZIP 56481 recorded 7 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 73 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wadena County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
73 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 19 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56481 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 31 | 42.5% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 16 | 21.9% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 3 | 4.1% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56481 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 60.0% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 4.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 80.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 4.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56481 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $3,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100 | Grass fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $1 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $1 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $1 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $1 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
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 — 73 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.