ZIP 59912 recorded 144 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 795 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Flathead County, MT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
795 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 177 | |
| 2022 | 162 | |
| 2023 | 154 | |
| 2024 | 158 | |
| 2025 | 144 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 59912 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 94 | 11.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 94 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 92 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 80 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 64 | 8.1% |
For the 29 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 59912 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 21.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 7 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 33.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 50.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 13.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 59912 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 295% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 59912.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbia Falls | 790 | |
| 2 | Kalispell | 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 — 795 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.