ZIP 56649 recorded 45 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 204 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Koochiching County, MN.
204 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 35 | |
| 2025 | 45 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56649 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 48 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 45 | 22.1% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 18 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 17 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 10 | 4.9% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56649 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 31.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Vacant structural area | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 27 | 32.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 41.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 10 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 14.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56649 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1556% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $143,300 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $24,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56649.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Falls | 196 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis County | MN | 1.00 | FIPS 27137 |
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 — 204 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.