In 2025, fire departments serving Lawrence County responded to 147 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $500K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Top five categories make up about 56% of all calls.
Dec peaks. Apr dips.
1,004 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 223 | |
| 2022 | 231 | |
| 2023 | 217 | |
| 2024 | 186 | |
| 2025 | 147 |
For the 19 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Lawrence County during 2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Spearfish | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Spearfish | Building fires | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Lead | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | STONGE | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Spearfish | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Lead | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 46081.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Spearfish | 12,268 | View › |
| Lead | 2,993 | View › |
| North Spearfish | 1,791 | View › |
| Deadwood | 1,423 | View › |
| Whitewood | 875 | View › |
| Boulder Canyon | 565 | View › |
| Mountain Plains | 481 | View › |
| Crook City | 127 | View › |
| Central City | 125 | View › |
| St. Onge | 14 | View › |
| Merritt | 0 | View › |
| Tinton | 0 | View › |
9 departments report from this county.
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
| # | Name | Year | Agency | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.