ZIP 59270 recorded 58 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 303 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Richland County, MT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
303 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 97 | |
| 2022 | 49 | |
| 2023 | 48 | |
| 2024 | 51 | |
| 2025 | 58 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 59270 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 69 | 22.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 40 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 38 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 23 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 19 | 6.3% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 59270 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 62.9% | |
| 2 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 3 | Storage area, other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 12.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 65.7% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 5.7% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 59270.
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 — 303 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.