ZIP 59102 recorded 274 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,140 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Yellowstone County, MT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,140 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 191 | |
| 2022 | 207 | |
| 2023 | 211 | |
| 2024 | 257 | |
| 2025 | 274 |
Dec peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 59102 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 242 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 169 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 77 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 69 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 63 | 5.5% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 59102 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 53 | 13.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 45 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 42 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 39 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 38 | 9.4% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 33 | 8.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 21 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 18 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 115 | 28.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 212 | 52.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 27 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 21 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 18 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 14 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 13 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 64 | 15.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 59102 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 227% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $406,303 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $281,313 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $207,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 59102.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billings | 1,136 |
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 — 1,140 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.