ZIP 59859 recorded 2 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 85 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sanders County, MT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
85 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 59859 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 19 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 13 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 11 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 8 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 6 | 7.1% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 59859 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 23.3% | |
| 2 | Fireworks | 5 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 20.0% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 59859.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plains | 84 |
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 — 85 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.