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2025 County Report

Fires in Deuel County, SD

In 2025, fire departments serving Deuel County responded to 15 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $70K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

2,306 residents FIPS 46039 11 cities · 6 fire depts
Total incidents
15
81 across 5 years
Building fires
3
1 wildland
Property loss
$144K
$133K structure · $11K 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 60% of all calls.

15
Total Incidents
Building fires 3 20.0%
Outside storage fire 2 13.3%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 2 13.3%
Fire, other 1 6.7%
Passenger vehicle fire 1 6.7%
All other categories 6 40.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Deuel County?

Jan peaks. Jun dips.

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

Year over year in Deuel County

81 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 25
2022 17
2023 10
2024 14
2025 15
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 3 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

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

4 fires · $133K in losses

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

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $70,000 Astoria Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire Significant
2 $50,000 Castlewood Building fires Significant
3 $9,000 Gary Fire, other Significant
4 $4,000 Toronto Passenger vehicle fire Significant
06 How Deuel County compares

Deuel County vs SD vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

6.5
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Deuel County
6.5
SD avg
5.75
US avg
7.15
1.3
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Deuel County
1.3
SD avg
0.72
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Deuel County
0
SD avg
7.1
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Deuel County

11 cities mapped to FIPS 46039.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Deuel County

6 departments report from this county.

Clear Lake
Clear Lake
FDID 23001 9 incidents 25 vol
Gary
Gary
FDID 23004 2 incidents 31 vol
Toronto
Toronto
FDID 23005 2 incidents 21 vol
Goodwin
Goodwin
FDID 23006 1 incidents 18 vol
Astoria
Astoria
FDID 23002 0 incidents 21 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.