ZIP 56721 recorded 47 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 243 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
243 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | |
| 2022 | 46 | |
| 2023 | 63 | |
| 2024 | 41 | |
| 2025 | 47 |
Aug peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56721 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 49 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 38 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 36 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 17 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 5.3% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56721 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 15.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 7 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 31 | 38.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 32.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 15.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56721 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1138% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $125,280 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,695 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56721.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Grand Forks | 236 |
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 — 243 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.