ZIP 56601 recorded 238 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 961 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Beltrami County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
961 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 225 | |
| 2022 | 173 | |
| 2023 | 160 | |
| 2024 | 165 | |
| 2025 | 238 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56601 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 134 | 13.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 128 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 82 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 75 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 57 | 5.9% |
For the 26 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56601 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 51 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 27 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 15 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 13 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 10 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 101 | 38.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 111 | 42.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 26 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 19 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 59 | 22.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56601 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 105% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $210,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $190,900 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56601.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bemidji | 957 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hubbard County | MN | 1.00 | FIPS 27057 |
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 — 961 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.