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2025 County Report

Fires in Todd County, SD

In 2025, fire departments serving Todd County responded to 181 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

6,286 residents FIPS 46121 14 cities · 3 fire depts
Total incidents
181
853 across 5 years
Building fires
25
51 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 65% of all calls.

181
Total Incidents
Grass fire 42 23.2%
Building fires 25 13.8%
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 25 13.8%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 15 8.3%
Passenger vehicle fire 10 5.5%
All other categories 64 35.4%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Todd County?

Jul peaks. Jan dips.

Jan 7
Feb 14
Mar 17
Apr 11
May 9
Jun 28
Jul 35
Aug 17
Sep 7
Oct 16
Nov 9
Dec 11
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Todd County

853 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 127
2022 188
2023 183
2024 174
2025 181
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 25 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
32%
45
Cause undetermined
1%
2
Intentional / arson
26%
37
Equipment / heat source failure
3%
4
Under investigation
29%
40
Act of nature (lightning)
9%
12
06 How Todd County compares

Todd County vs SD vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

28.79
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Todd County
28.79
SD avg
5.75
US avg
7.15
3.98
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Todd County
3.98
SD avg
0.72
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Todd County
0
SD avg
7.1
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Todd County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 46121.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Todd County

3 departments report from this county.

Rosebud
Rosebud
FDID 67003 119 incidents
Mission
Mission
FDID 67001 66 incidents 12 vol
St Francis
St Francis
FDID 67002 0 incidents 16 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.