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Fire history in Montana

Montana has 132 county-level fire declarations across 48 counties. Lewis and Clark County leads with 8 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for fire events in this state: $5.6M.

This page shows every Montana county in Montana that has at least one FEMA fire declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to fire events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of fire declarations across all states, see the fire disaster type page. For all hazard types in Montana, see the Montana state page.

Fire in Montana

Counties ranked by fire declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Lewis and Clark County8$0
2Missoula County8$0
3Yellowstone County7$0
4Rosebud County6$5.6M
5Sanders County6$0
6Flathead County5$0
7Powell County5$0
8Ravalli County5$0
9Stillwater County5$0
10Garfield County4$0
11Lincoln County4$0
12Mineral County4$0
13Musselshell County4$0
14Powder River County4$34K
15Broadwater County3$0
16Carbon County3$0
17Gallatin County3$0
18Jefferson County3$0
19Sweet Grass County3$0
20Beaverhead County2$0
21Big Horn County2$0
22Custer County2$0
23Deer Lodge County2$0
24Granite County2$0
25Lake County2$0
26Madison County2$0
27Meagher County2$0
28Park County2$0
29Petroleum County2$0
30Pondera County2$0
31Silver Bow County2$0
32Teton County2$0
33Blaine County1$0
34Carter County1$0
35Cascade County1$0
36Chouteau County1$0
37Fallon County1$0
38Fergus County1$0
39Glacier County1$0
40Golden Valley County1$0
41Hill County1$0
42Judith Basin County1$0
43Liberty County1$0
44Phillips County1$0
45Prairie County1$0
46Toole County1$0
47Treasure County1$0
48Wheatland County1$0