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2025 County Report

Fires in Douglas County, SD

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

1,555 residents FIPS 46043 7 cities · 3 fire depts
Total incidents
5
73 across 5 years
Building fires
2
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?

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

5
Total Incidents
Building fires 2 40.0%
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 Douglas County?

Feb peaks. Jan dips.

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

Year over year in Douglas County

73 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 29
2022 30
2023 3
2024 6
2025 5
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
100%
4
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
06 How Douglas County compares

Douglas County vs SD vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

3.22
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Douglas County
3.22
SD avg
5.75
US avg
7.15
1.29
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Douglas County
1.29
SD avg
0.72
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Douglas County
0
SD avg
7.1
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Douglas County

7 cities mapped to FIPS 46043.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Douglas County

3 departments report from this county.

Armour
Armour
FDID 25002 5 incidents 33 vol
Corsica
Corsica
FDID 25001 0 incidents 23 vol
Armour Rural
Armour
FDID 25004 0 incidents 33 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.