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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 56524

ZIP 56524 recorded 0 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 20 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Otter Tail County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

ZIP 56524 FIPS 27111 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
0
20 across 5 years
Building fires
0
0 wildland
Wildfire risk
79
FEMA NRI · High
Active fires
0
in Otter Tail County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 56524

20 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 4
2022 6
2023 9
2024 1
2025 0
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 56524?

May peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 2
Feb 1
Mar 0
Apr 3
May 4
Jun 2
Jul 3
Aug 1
Sep 3
Oct 1
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 56524?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56524 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Building fires 8 40.0%
2 Grass fire 5 25.0%
3 Power line down 3 15.0%
4 Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire 1 5.0%
5 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 1 5.0%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 56524?

For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
0%
0
Cause undetermined
50%
2
Intentional / arson
25%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
25%
1
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56524 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Undetermined 3 75.0%
2 Storage area, other 1 25.0%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 3 75.0%
2 Flame/torch used for lighting 1 25.0%
07 The biggest fires

1 fires · $76K in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56524 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $76,427 Building fires 2021 Significant
11 Current conditions

Right now in 56524

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 20 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.