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2025 County Report

Fires in Bon Homme County, SD

In 2025, fire departments serving Bon Homme County responded to 21 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $60K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

5,231 residents FIPS 46009 9 cities · 5 fire depts
Total incidents
21
169 across 5 years
Building fires
2
1 wildland
Property loss
$130K
$130K structure · $0 contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Fire, other lead by count. Top five categories make up about 86% of all calls.

21
Total Incidents
Fire, other 8 38.1%
Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire 4 19.0%
Passenger vehicle fire 3 14.3%
Building fires 2 9.5%
Road freight or transport vehicle fire 1 4.8%
All other categories 3 14.3%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Bon Homme County?

Feb peaks. Jun dips.

Jan 3
Feb 4
Mar 1
Apr 1
May 3
Jun 0
Jul 2
Aug 0
Sep 4
Oct 1
Nov 0
Dec 2
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Bon Homme County

169 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 38
2022 72
2023 14
2024 24
2025 21
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 2 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
35%
6
Cause undetermined
6%
1
Intentional / arson
18%
3
Equipment / heat source failure
29%
5
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
12%
2
05 The biggest fires

3 fires · $130K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Bon Homme County during 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $60,000 Springfield Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire Significant
2 $50,000 Avon Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire Significant
3 $20,000 Springfield Road freight or transport vehicle fire Significant
06 How Bon Homme County compares

Bon Homme County vs SD vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

4.01
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Bon Homme County
4.01
SD avg
5.75
US avg
7.15
0.38
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Bon Homme County
0.38
SD avg
0.72
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Bon Homme County
0
SD avg
7.1
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Bon Homme County

9 cities mapped to FIPS 46009.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Bon Homme County

5 departments report from this county.

Tyndall
Tyndall
FDID 12005 6 incidents 25 vol
Avon
Avon
FDID 12002 5 incidents 30 vol
Tabor
Tabor
FDID 12004 5 incidents 27 vol
Springfield
Springfield
FDID 12003 4 incidents 36 vol
Scotland
Scotland
FDID 12001 0 incidents 30 vol
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in SD

Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Jasper 2000 NPS 82,295
2 Cottonwood CA 2016 USFS 41,370
3 Power Dam Road 2024 BIA 15,319
4 INDIAN CANYON 2016 USFS 14,297
5 Casino 2022 BIA 12,636
6 Myrtle 2012 NPS 9,944
7 Turkey Day 2022 BIA 5,945
8 Cold Brook WF 2015 NPS 5,444
9 SHIRTTAIL 1991 NPS 3,750
10 BENT RIM 2020 BIA 3,625

About this data

County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.