ZIP 59808 recorded 49 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 640 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Missoula County, MT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
640 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 212 | |
| 2022 | 157 | |
| 2023 | 159 | |
| 2024 | 63 | |
| 2025 | 49 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 59808 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 114 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 84 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 46 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 35 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 29 | 4.5% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 59808 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 19 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 51 | 30.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 75 | 44.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 12 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 35 | 20.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 59808 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 4764% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $31,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 59808.
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 — 640 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.