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2025 County Report

Fires in Rosebud County, MT

In 2025, fire departments serving Rosebud County responded to 1 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

6,768 residents FIPS 30087 25 cities · 8 fire depts
Total incidents
1
41 across 5 years
Building fires
0
0 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?

Garbage dump or sanitary landfill fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.

1
Total Incidents
Garbage dump or sanitary landfill fire 1 100.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Rosebud County?

Mar peaks. Jan dips.

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

Year over year in Rosebud County

41 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 12
2022 7
2023 8
2024 13
2025 1
06 How Rosebud County compares

Rosebud County vs MT vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

0.15
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Rosebud County
0.15
MT avg
7.52
US avg
7.15
0
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Rosebud County
0
MT avg
0.62
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Rosebud County
0
MT avg
5.2
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Rosebud County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 30087.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Rosebud County

8 departments report from this county.

Colstrip VFD
Colstrip
FDID 29061 4 incidents
Forsyth VFD
—
FDID 29001 0 incidents
Decker Coal Company
—
FDID 29002 0 incidents
Ashland RFD
—
FDID 29031 0 incidents
Lame Deer VFC
—
FDID 29032 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.