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Fires in ZIP 59863

ZIP 59863 is served primarily by Lake County, MT — including Polson. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Lake County aggregate. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

ZIP 59863 FIPS 30047 county fallback
Total incidents (2025)
143
1,276 across 5 years
Building fires
17
30 wildland
Wildfire risk
93
FEMA NRI · Very High
Active fires
0
in Lake County
02 Seasonality (county-level)

When do fires happen in Lake County?

May peaks. Nov dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.

Jan 8
Feb 10
Mar 13
Apr 11
May 17
Jun 16
Jul 16
Aug 11
Sep 9
Oct 9
Nov 6
Dec 17
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in Lake County?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Building fires 17 11.9%
2 Authorized controlled burning 17 11.9%
3 Power line down 15 10.5%
4 Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue 10 7.0%
5 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 10 7.0%
09 Cities served

Cities mapped to ZIP 59863

6 cities sit in Lake County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.

#CityPopulation2025 incidentsBuilding firesGrade
1 Polson 5,218 77 9 C+
2 Ronan 1,868 4 3 C
3 Pablo 1,799 0 0 A
4 St. Ignatius 1,019 0 0 —
5 Woods Bay 737 0 0 —
6 Arlee 693 2 2 C
11 Current conditions

Right now in 59863

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

This ZIP doesn't have enough NFIRS coverage on its own (under 10 reported incidents across 2021–2025) to publish ZIP-level statistics, so we're showing the Lake County aggregate above. NFIRS reporting is voluntary and many rural ZIPs roll up to broader county totals. The ZIP-to-county mapping uses SimpleMaps' uscities.zips dataset.