ZIP 56531 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 46 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Grant County, MN.
46 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Oct peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56531 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 14 | 30.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 6 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Outside equipment fire | 5 | 10.9% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 3 | 6.5% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56531 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 29.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56531 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 357% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $175,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,000 | Grass fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56531.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elbow Lake | 46 |
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 — 46 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.