ZIP 59635 recorded 20 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 38 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Broadwater County, MT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
38 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 20 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 59635 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 17 | 44.7% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 6 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2 | 5.3% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 59635 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 1 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 59635 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $35,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 59635.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Helena | 37 | |
| 2 | Montana City | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | MT | 1.00 | FIPS 30043 |
| Lewis and Clark County | MT | 1.00 | FIPS 30049 |
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 — 38 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.