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2025 County Report

Fires in Hutchinson County, SD

In 2025, fire departments serving Hutchinson County responded to 47 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

5,311 residents FIPS 46067 16 cities · 4 fire depts
Total incidents
47
209 across 5 years
Building fires
3
2 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 64% of all calls.

47
Total Incidents
Fire, other 8 17.0%
Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire 8 17.0%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 7 14.9%
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 4 8.5%
Building fires 3 6.4%
All other categories 17 36.2%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Hutchinson County?

Feb peaks. Aug dips.

Jan 4
Feb 9
Mar 1
Apr 6
May 7
Jun 4
Jul 5
Aug 0
Sep 2
Oct 7
Nov 1
Dec 1
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Hutchinson County

209 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 56
2022 25
2023 48
2024 33
2025 47
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
90%
26
Cause undetermined
7%
2
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
3%
1
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
06 How Hutchinson County compares

Hutchinson County vs SD vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

8.85
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Hutchinson County
8.85
SD avg
5.75
US avg
7.15
0.56
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Hutchinson County
0.56
SD avg
0.72
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Hutchinson County
0
SD avg
7.1
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Hutchinson County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 46067.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Hutchinson County

4 departments report from this county.

Parkston
Parkston
FDID 37005 17 incidents 25 vol
Freeman
Freeman
FDID 37001 15 incidents 34 vol
Menno
Menno
FDID 37003 13 incidents 26 vol
Tripp
Tripp
FDID 37006 3 incidents 25 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.