ZIP 59404 recorded 86 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 676 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cascade County, MT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
676 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 172 | |
| 2022 | 139 | |
| 2023 | 144 | |
| 2024 | 135 | |
| 2025 | 86 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 59404 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 95 | 14.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 73 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 73 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 64 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 44 | 6.5% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 59404 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 10.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 13 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 75 | 48.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Fireworks | 12 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 12 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 35 | 22.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 59404 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 221% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $960,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $261,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $182,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $170,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $166,250 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $157,900 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 59404.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Falls | 662 | |
| 2 | Vaughn | 5 | |
| 3 | Black Eagle | 4 | |
| 4 | Sun Prairie | 3 |
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 — 676 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.