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2025 County Report

Fires in Harding County, SD

In 2025, fire departments serving Harding County responded to 4 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $300 property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

366 residents FIPS 46063 10 cities · 6 fire depts
Total incidents
4
54 across 5 years
Building fires
0
4 wildland
Property loss
$600
$600 structure · $0 contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Forest, woods or wildland fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.

4
Total Incidents
Forest, woods or wildland fire 2 50.0%
Grass fire 2 50.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Harding County?

Jul peaks. Jan dips.

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

Year over year in Harding County

54 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 29
2022 12
2023 3
2024 6
2025 4
05 The biggest fires

3 fires · $600 in losses

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

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $300 Reva Grass fire Significant
2 $200 Buffalo Forest, woods or wildland fire Significant
3 $100 Ludlow Forest, woods or wildland fire Significant
06 How Harding County compares

Harding County vs SD vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

10.93
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Harding County
10.93
SD avg
5.75
US avg
7.15
0
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Harding County
0
SD avg
0.72
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Harding County
0
SD avg
7.1
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Harding County

10 cities mapped to FIPS 46063.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Harding County

6 departments report from this county.

Buffalo
Buffalo
FDID 35001 6 incidents 20 vol
Harding County
Buffalo
FDID 35002 0 incidents 25 vol
Camp Crook
Camp Crook
FDID 35003 0 incidents 20 vol
Ralph
Ralph
FDID 35004 0 incidents 15 vol
Redig
Redig
FDID 35005 0 incidents 16 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.