ZIP 56528 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 93 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Otter Tail County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
93 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
May peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56528 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 23 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 16 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 9 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 6 | 6.5% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56528 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 27.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 1 | 5.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 44.4% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Conducted heat from another fire | 1 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56528 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 227% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $224,640 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 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 — 93 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.