ZIP 59644 recorded 35 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 186 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Broadwater County, MT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
186 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44 | |
| 2022 | 60 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 35 |
Aug peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 59644 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 44 | 23.7% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 17 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 15 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 12 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 4.8% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 59644 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 28 | 31.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 28.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 16 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 25.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 59644 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 479% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 59644.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Townsend | 169 |
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 — 186 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.