ZIP 59301 recorded 3 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 300 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Custer County, MT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
300 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63 | |
| 2022 | 144 | |
| 2023 | 86 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 59301 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 45 | 15.0% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 43 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 26 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 21 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 20 | 6.7% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 59301 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 12.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 46.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 39.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Chemical reaction | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 14.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 59301 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 9792% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $160,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 59301.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miles City | 297 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield County | MT | 1.00 | FIPS 30033 |
| Prairie County | MT | 1.00 | FIPS 30079 |
| Rosebud County | MT | 1.00 | FIPS 30087 |
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 — 300 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.