ZIP 59079 recorded 38 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 188 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Yellowstone County, MT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
188 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | |
| 2022 | 50 | |
| 2023 | 28 | |
| 2024 | 39 | |
| 2025 | 38 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 59079 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 56 | 29.8% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 27 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 21 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 12 | 6.4% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 59079 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 32.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 4 | 10.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 18.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 59079 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 190% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 59079.
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 — 188 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.