ZIP 56521 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 55 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Becker County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
55 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Apr peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56521 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 23 | 41.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 7 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2 | 3.6% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56521 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 75.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 3 | Storage area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 5.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 75.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56521 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 97140% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2021 | 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 — 55 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.