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2025 County Report

Fires in Carbon County, MT

In 2025, fire departments serving Carbon County responded to 6 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

5,540 residents FIPS 30009 24 cities · 13 fire depts
Total incidents
6
81 across 5 years
Building fires
1
4 wildland
Property loss
$0
$0 structure · $0 contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Grass fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.

6
Total Incidents
Grass fire 2 33.3%
Building fires 1 16.7%
Natural vegetation fire, other 1 16.7%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 1 16.7%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 1 16.7%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Carbon County?

Mar peaks. Jan dips.

Jan 0
Feb 1
Mar 2
Apr 1
May 0
Jun 0
Jul 1
Aug 1
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Carbon County

81 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 34
2022 3
2023 15
2024 23
2025 6
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 1 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
100%
1
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
06 How Carbon County compares

Carbon County vs MT vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

1.08
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Carbon County
1.08
MT avg
7.52
US avg
7.15
0.18
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Carbon County
0.18
MT avg
0.62
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Carbon County
0
MT avg
5.2
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Carbon County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 30009.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Carbon County

13 departments report from this county.

Roberts Rural Fire District
Roberts
FDID 10011 4 incidents 3 paid 36 vol
Biddle Fire District
—
FDID 09002 0 incidents
Red Lodge Station
Red Lodge
FDID 10001 0 incidents 4 paid 60 vol
Bridger VFD
—
FDID 10002 0 incidents
Joliet VFD
—
FDID 10003 0 incidents
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in MT

Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Lodgepole Complex 2017 BLM 271,420
2 Derby 2006 USFS 207,237
3 Rice Ridge 2017 USFS 160,001
4 Pine Ridge Complex 2006 BLM 114,655
5 Dunn Mountain 2008 BLM 102,324
6 SartinDraw 2017 USFS 99,713
7 TaylorCreek 2012 USFS 62,148
8 Trail Creek 2021 USFS 62,012
9 Stag 2000 USFS 61,727
10 StormCreek 1988 USFS 58,721

About this data

County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.