ZIP 56636 recorded 43 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 228 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cass County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
228 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | |
| 2022 | 56 | |
| 2023 | 37 | |
| 2024 | 53 | |
| 2025 | 43 |
Jun peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56636 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 77 | 33.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 23 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 21 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 16 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 16 | 7.0% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56636 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 89.8% | |
| 2 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Vacant structural area | 1 | 1.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 56 | 94.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56636 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1108% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56636.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deer River | 215 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Itasca County | MN | 1.00 | FIPS 27061 |
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 — 228 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.