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2025 County Report

Fires in Stanley County, SD

In 2025, fire departments serving Stanley County responded to 8 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

2,522 residents FIPS 46117 8 cities · 2 fire depts
Total incidents
8
108 across 5 years
Building fires
0
1 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.

8
Total Incidents
Fire, other 3 37.5%
Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill 3 37.5%
Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence 1 12.5%
Grass fire 1 12.5%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Stanley County?

Feb peaks. Apr dips.

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

Year over year in Stanley County

108 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 32
2022 30
2023 15
2024 23
2025 8
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
100%
2
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
06 How Stanley County compares

Stanley County vs SD vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

3.17
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Stanley County
3.17
SD avg
5.75
US avg
7.15
0
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Stanley County
0
SD avg
0.72
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Stanley County
0
SD avg
7.1
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Stanley County

8 cities mapped to FIPS 46117.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Stanley County

2 departments report from this county.

Ft Pierre
Ft Pierre
FDID 58001 16 incidents 46 vol
Four Corners
Hayes
FDID 58002 1 incidents 72 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.