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2025 County Report

Fires in Miner County, SD

In 2025, fire departments serving Miner County responded to 12 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $90K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

1,304 residents FIPS 46097 9 cities · 4 fire depts
Total incidents
12
44 across 5 years
Building fires
2
0 wildland
Property loss
$91K
$91K structure · $0 contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Top five categories make up about 83% of all calls.

12
Total Incidents
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 4 33.3%
Fire, other 2 16.7%
Building fires 2 16.7%
Passenger vehicle fire 1 8.3%
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 1 8.3%
All other categories 2 16.7%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Miner County?

Jan peaks. Aug dips.

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

Year over year in Miner County

44 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 13
2022 9
2023 7
2024 3
2025 12
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
40%
2
Cause undetermined
40%
2
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
20%
1
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 The biggest fires

2 fires · $91K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Miner County during 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $90,000 Canova Building fires Significant
2 $500 Howard Fire, other Significant
06 How Miner County compares

Miner County vs SD vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

9.2
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Miner County
9.2
SD avg
5.75
US avg
7.15
1.53
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Miner County
1.53
SD avg
0.72
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Miner County
0
SD avg
7.1
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Miner County

9 cities mapped to FIPS 46097.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Miner County

4 departments report from this county.

Howard
Howard
FDID 51001 7 incidents 20 vol
Canova
Canova
FDID 51002 4 incidents 19 vol
Carthage
Carthage
FDID 51003 0 incidents 13 vol
Fedora
Fedora
FDID 51004 0 incidents 20 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.