ZIP 56544 recorded 55 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 227 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Becker County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
227 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 43 | |
| 2024 | 64 | |
| 2025 | 55 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56544 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 61 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 30 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 27 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 14 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 12 | 5.3% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56544 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 38.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 28.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 51.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 6.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56544 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 129% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56544.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frazee | 225 |
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 — 227 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.