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2025 County Report

Fires in Slope County, ND

In 2025, fire departments serving Slope County responded to 7 fire and hazmat incidents.

124 residents FIPS 38087 4 cities · 0 fire depts
Total incidents
7
42 across 5 years
Building fires
0
6 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?

Grass fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.

7
Total Incidents
Grass fire 4 57.1%
Fire, other 1 14.3%
Natural vegetation fire, other 1 14.3%
Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other 1 14.3%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Slope County?

Jul peaks. Jan dips.

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

Year over year in Slope County

42 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 9
2022 11
2023 6
2024 9
2025 7
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 0 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
0%
0
Cause undetermined
33%
1
Intentional / arson
33%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
33%
1
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
1%
0
06 How Slope County compares

Slope County vs ND vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

56.45
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Slope County
56.45
ND avg
7.91
US avg
7.15
0
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Slope County
0
ND avg
0.77
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Slope County
0
ND avg
11.2
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Slope County

4 cities mapped to FIPS 38087.

09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in ND

Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Windy 2021 USFS 16,161
2 Elkhorn 2024 USFS 10,884
3 Pautre 2013 USFS 10,679
4 LITTLE SWALLOW 2021 BIA 9,057
5 BlackHorseCreek 2006 USFS 7,830
6 Mike'SCreek 1988 USFS 5,819
7 Hwy31 & 101ST West 2022 BIA 5,289
8 Horse Pasture 2021 USFS 4,647
9 Roosevelt Creek 2021 USFS 4,580
10 RidgeRoad 2015 USFS 3,328

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.