{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Dataset","@id":"https://zipradar.org/topic/wildfire-risk/59601/","name":"Wildfire risk for ZIP 59601 — Helena, MT","description":"Wildfire risk data for ZIP 59601 (Helena, Montana), sourced from USDA Forest Service.","topic":{"slug":"wildfire-risk","label":"Wildfire risk","source":"USDA Forest Service","sourceUrl":"https://wildfirerisk.org/","refreshCadence":"Annual (USFS update)","summary":"Not on zipradar yet. The plan is the USFS hazard score in plain English and the exposure type (direct flame or ember). Until then, Wildfire Risk to Communities has the official figures.","limitations":"Community-level only. The 5-step scale reflects the hazard of the landscape, not property-specific factors like defensible space or construction materials."},"place":{"zip":"59601","city":"Helena","state":"MT","stateFull":"Montana","county":"Lewis and Clark County","countySlug":"lewis-and-clark-county","geo":{"latitude":46.5891,"longitude":-112.0391}},"stateContext":{"topConcern":"Radon Zone 1, wildfire","narrative":"Montana is uniformly Zone 1 radon. Wildfire risk concentrates in the western mountains; the 2017 + 2021 + 2024 seasons all set records. EPA SDWIS shows compliance disparity between Helena/Missoula/Billings and small rural systems."},"radonZone":null,"airQuality":null,"waterQuality":null,"datePublished":"2026-04-24","dateModified":"2026-09-24","canonicalUrl":"https://zipradar.org/topic/wildfire-risk/59601/","zipDashboardUrl":"https://zipradar.org/zip/59601/","zipDashboardApiUrl":"https://zipradar.org/api/zip/59601/","primarySourceUrl":"https://wildfirerisk.org/","license":{"content":"CC-BY-4.0","attribution":"zipradar.org — https://zipradar.org/topic/wildfire-risk/59601/"}}