ZIP 59801 recorded 31 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 726 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Missoula County, MT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
726 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 251 | |
| 2022 | 211 | |
| 2023 | 202 | |
| 2024 | 31 | |
| 2025 | 31 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 59801 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 204 | 28.1% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 94 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 80 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 70 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 40 | 5.5% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 59801 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 17.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 19 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 14 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 34 | 30.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 39.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 17.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 59801 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 59801.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missoula | 726 |
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 — 726 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.