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2025 County Report

Fires in Granite County, MT

In 2025, fire departments serving Granite County responded to 8 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

1,338 residents FIPS 30039 19 cities · 2 fire depts
Total incidents
8
64 across 5 years
Building fires
0
6 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?

Forest, woods or wildland fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.

8
Total Incidents
Forest, woods or wildland fire 3 37.5%
Grass fire 2 25.0%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 1 12.5%
Outside storage fire 1 12.5%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 1 12.5%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Granite County?

Apr peaks. Jan dips.

Jan 0
Feb 1
Mar 0
Apr 3
May 0
Jun 0
Jul 2
Aug 1
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 1
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Granite County

64 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 17
2022 8
2023 11
2024 20
2025 8
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 0 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
67%
2
Cause undetermined
33%
1
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
06 How Granite County compares

Granite County vs MT vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

5.98
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Granite County
5.98
MT avg
7.52
US avg
7.15
0
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Granite County
0
MT avg
0.62
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Granite County
0
MT avg
5.2
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Granite County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 30039.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Granite County

2 departments report from this county.

Philipsburg VFD
Philipsburg
FDID 46001 7 incidents 28 vol
Drummond VFD Valley RFD
—
FDID 46002 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.