ZIP 56501 recorded 103 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 443 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Becker County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
443 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 92 | |
| 2022 | 82 | |
| 2023 | 67 | |
| 2024 | 99 | |
| 2025 | 103 |
May peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56501 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 106 | 23.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 49 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 32 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 29 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 26 | 5.9% |
For the 29 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56501 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 28.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 10 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 46 | 37.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 55 | 44.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 17.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56501 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 215% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $465,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $430,615 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $260,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $190,260 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $187,200 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56501.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit Lakes | 269 |
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 — 443 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.