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2025 County Report

Fires in Clark County, SD

In 2025, fire departments serving Clark County responded to 10 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $300K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

2,061 residents FIPS 46025 15 cities · 6 fire depts
Total incidents
10
33 across 5 years
Building fires
6
0 wildland
Property loss
$732K
$532K structure · $200K contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.

10
Total Incidents
Building fires 6 60.0%
Fire, other 2 20.0%
Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other 1 10.0%
Heat from short circuit (wiring), defective/worn 1 10.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Clark County?

Feb peaks. Jan dips.

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

Year over year in Clark County

33 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 9
2022 2
2023 1
2024 11
2025 10
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 6 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
33%
1
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
33%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
33%
1
Act of nature (lightning)
1%
0
05 The biggest fires

4 fires · $532K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Clark County during 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $300,000 garden city Building fires Major
2 $200,000 garden city Building fires Significant
3 $30,000 Garden City Building fires Significant
4 $2,000 Garden city Fire, other Significant
06 How Clark County compares

Clark County vs SD vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

4.85
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Clark County
4.85
SD avg
5.75
US avg
7.15
2.91
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Clark County
2.91
SD avg
0.72
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Clark County
0
SD avg
7.1
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Clark County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 46025.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Clark County

6 departments report from this county.

Garden City
Garden City
FDID 18002 5 incidents 19 vol
Bradley
Bradley
FDID 18003 2 incidents 20 vol
Clark
Clark
FDID 18001 1 incidents 30 vol
Willow Lake
Willow Lake
FDID 18006 1 incidents 22 vol
Raymond
Raymond
FDID 18004 0 incidents 18 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.