ZIP 56537 recorded 106 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 503 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Otter Tail County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
503 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 79 | |
| 2022 | 104 | |
| 2023 | 109 | |
| 2024 | 105 | |
| 2025 | 106 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56537 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 73 | 14.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 71 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 54 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 35 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 30 | 6.0% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56537 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 12 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 63 | 37.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 44 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 26 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 20 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 37 | 22.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56537 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 203% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $325,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $227,223 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $115,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $101,925 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56537.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fergus Falls | 493 |
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 — 503 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.