ZIP 59602 recorded 124 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 549 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lewis and Clark County, MT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
549 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 114 | |
| 2022 | 99 | |
| 2023 | 101 | |
| 2024 | 111 | |
| 2025 | 124 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 59602 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 112 | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 66 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 56 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 53 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 49 | 8.9% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 59602 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 15 | 14.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 37 | 36.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Fireworks | 18 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 25.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 59602 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 286% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $3,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 59602.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helena | 544 | |
| 2 | Clancy | 1 | |
| 3 | East Helena | 1 | |
| 4 | Helena West Side | 1 |
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 — 549 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.