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2025 County Report

Fires in Meagher County, MT

In 2025, fire departments serving Meagher County responded to 1 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $50K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

1,149 residents FIPS 30059 21 cities · 4 fire depts
Total incidents
1
14 across 5 years
Building fires
1
0 wildland
Property loss
$50K
$50K structure · $0 contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.

1
Total Incidents
Building fires 1 100.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Meagher County?

Dec peaks. Jan dips.

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

Year over year in Meagher County

14 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 4
2022 3
2023 4
2024 2
2025 1
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
05 The biggest fires

1 fires · $50K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Meagher County during 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $50,000 White Sulphur Spring Building fires Significant
06 How Meagher County compares

Meagher County vs MT vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

0.87
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Meagher County
0.87
MT avg
7.52
US avg
7.15
0.87
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Meagher County
0.87
MT avg
0.62
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Meagher County
0
MT avg
5.2
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Meagher County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 30059.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Meagher County

4 departments report from this county.

Broadview VFD
—
FDID 03004 0 incidents
White Sulphur Springs VFD
—
FDID 47001 0 incidents
Martinsdale FSA
—
FDID 47002 0 incidents
Meagher County SO
—
FDID 47099 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.