ZIP 59601 recorded 5 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 486 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lewis and Clark County, MT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
486 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 305 | |
| 2022 | 155 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 5 |
Aug peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 59601 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 167 | 34.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 41 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 39 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 36 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 20 | 4.1% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 59601 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 12.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 8 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 7 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 7.3% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 49.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 15.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 59601 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 59601.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helena | 483 |
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 — 486 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.