ZIP 59823 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 38 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Missoula County, MT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
38 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 59823 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 3 | 7.9% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 59823 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 3 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Structural area, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 1 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 59823 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 126% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $8,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Outside storage fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
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.