ZIP 56551 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 53 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Otter Tail County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
53 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
May peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56551 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 11 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 10 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 6 | 11.3% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 4 | 7.5% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56551 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 28.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 24.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 5 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 12.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56551 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1166500% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56551.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henning | 53 |
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 — 53 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.