ZIP 58854 recorded 70 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 319 across 2021–2025. Primary county: McKenzie County, ND. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
319 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 65 | |
| 2022 | 55 | |
| 2023 | 51 | |
| 2024 | 78 | |
| 2025 | 70 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 58854 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 54 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 34 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 31 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 29 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 25 | 7.8% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 58854 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 37 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 33 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 24 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 21 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 60 | 29.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 50 | 24.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 44 | 21.8% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 21 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 21 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 17 | 8.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 14.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 58854 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 905% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 58854.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watford City | 309 |
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 — 319 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.