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2025 County Report

Fires in Codington County, SD

In 2025, fire departments serving Codington County responded to 5 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

23,781 residents FIPS 46029 13 cities · 5 fire depts
Total incidents
5
365 across 5 years
Building fires
1
1 wildland
Property loss
$0
$0 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 100% of all calls.

5
Total Incidents
Fire, other 1 20.0%
Building fires 1 20.0%
Trash or rubbish fire, contained 1 20.0%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 1 20.0%
Outside rubbish fire, other 1 20.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Codington County?

Apr peaks. Jan dips.

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

Year over year in Codington County

365 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 180
2022 162
2023 12
2024 6
2025 5
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 1 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
0%
0
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
100%
2
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
06 How Codington County compares

Codington County vs SD vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

0.21
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Codington County
0.21
SD avg
5.75
US avg
7.15
0.04
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Codington County
0.04
SD avg
0.72
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Codington County
0
SD avg
7.1
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Codington County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 46029.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Codington County

5 departments report from this county.

Florence
Florence
FDID 05001 3 incidents 25 vol
South Shore
South Shore
FDID 05003 1 incidents 24 vol
Henry
Henry
FDID 05002 0 incidents 38 vol
Wallace
Wallace
FDID 05004 0 incidents 21 vol
Watertown
Watertown
FDID 05101 0 incidents 28 paid
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.