ZIP 59901 recorded 288 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,987 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Flathead County, MT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,987 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 423 | |
| 2022 | 490 | |
| 2023 | 509 | |
| 2024 | 277 | |
| 2025 | 288 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 59901 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 357 | 18.0% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 257 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 241 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 218 | 11.0% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 152 | 7.6% |
For the 37 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 59901 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 87 | 17.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 75 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 52 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 42 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 29 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Other | 27 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 19 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 12 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 159 | 31.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 182 | 36.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 51 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 32 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 29 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 23 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 20 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 19 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 124 | 24.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 59901 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 153% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 59901.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalispell | 1,770 | |
| 2 | Evergreen | 183 | |
| 3 | Bigfork | 3 | |
| 4 | Somers | 2 | |
| 5 | Columbia Falls | 1 |
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 — 1,987 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.