ZIP 56549 recorded 27 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 135 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Clay County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
135 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 20 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 55 | |
| 2025 | 27 |
May peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56549 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 48 | 35.6% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 18 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 8 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 8 | 5.9% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56549 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 37.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 27.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 51.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 8.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56549 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1845% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $265,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $27,600 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56549.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawley | 134 |
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 — 135 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.