ZIP 56520 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 57 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wilkin County, MN.
57 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 27 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56520 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 12 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 11 | 19.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 5 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 5 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 4 | 7.0% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56520 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Storage area, other | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 7 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 17.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 39.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 4.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56520 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1270% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $67,950 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Outside storage fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Outside storage fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56520.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breckenridge | 55 |
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 — 57 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.