ZIP 59873 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 68 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sanders County, MT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
68 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 34 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 59873 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 20 | 29.4% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 12 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 8 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 7 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 7.4% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 59873 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Storage area, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 57.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 59873 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 2100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 59873.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thompson Falls | 68 |
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 — 68 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.