ZIP 56736 recorded 10 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 60 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
60 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 10 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56736 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 17 | 28.3% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 14 | 23.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 12 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 4 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2 | 3.3% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56736 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equipment or service area, other | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Service facilities, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 35.0% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 15.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56736 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 222% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $360,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
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 — 60 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.