ZIP 59802 recorded 43 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 657 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Missoula County, MT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
657 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 171 | |
| 2022 | 201 | |
| 2023 | 190 | |
| 2024 | 52 | |
| 2025 | 43 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 59802 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 133 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 114 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 68 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 42 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 33 | 5.0% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 59802 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 23 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 21.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 85 | 51.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 17 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 15.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 59802 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 839% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 59802.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missoula | 653 |
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 — 657 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.