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2025 County Report

Fires in Jones County, SD

In 2025, fire departments serving Jones County responded to 10 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

696 residents FIPS 46075 6 cities · 2 fire depts
Total incidents
10
45 across 5 years
Building fires
2
0 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.

10
Total Incidents
Fire, other 5 50.0%
Building fires 2 20.0%
Passenger vehicle fire 2 20.0%
Road freight or transport vehicle fire 1 10.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Jones County?

Feb peaks. Jan dips.

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

Year over year in Jones County

45 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 20
2022 13
2023 1
2024 1
2025 10
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
50%
2
Cause undetermined
25%
1
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
25%
1
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
06 How Jones County compares

Jones County vs SD vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

14.37
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Jones County
14.37
SD avg
5.75
US avg
7.15
2.87
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Jones County
2.87
SD avg
0.72
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Jones County
0
SD avg
7.1
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Jones County

6 cities mapped to FIPS 46075.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Jones County

2 departments report from this county.

Murdo
Murdo
FDID 41002 4 incidents 23 vol
Draper
Draper
FDID 41001 0 incidents 12 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.