ZIP 56716 recorded 69 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 274 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
274 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 90 | |
| 2022 | 52 | |
| 2023 | 63 | |
| 2024 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 69 |
May peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56716 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 34 | 12.4% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 31 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 27 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 26 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 23 | 8.4% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56716 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 32.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 32.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 18.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 18.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56716 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 194% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $338,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $271,200 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56716.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crookston | 270 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Lake County | MN | 1.00 | FIPS 27125 |
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 — 274 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.