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2025 County Report

Fires in Tripp County, SD

In 2025, fire departments serving Tripp County responded to 6 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $150K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

3,428 residents FIPS 46123 11 cities · 3 fire depts
Total incidents
6
35 across 5 years
Building fires
0
3 wildland
Property loss
$186K
$185K structure · $500 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.

6
Total Incidents
Grass fire 3 50.0%
Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other 1 16.7%
Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire 1 16.7%
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 1 16.7%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Tripp County?

Jul peaks. Feb dips.

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

Year over year in Tripp County

35 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 17
2022 6
2023 1
2024 5
2025 6
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
67%
2
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
33%
1
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 The biggest fires

3 fires · $185K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Tripp County during 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $150,000 Colome Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other Significant
2 $35,000 Colome Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire Significant
3 $100 Colome Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire Significant
06 How Tripp County compares

Tripp County vs SD vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

1.75
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Tripp County
1.75
SD avg
5.75
US avg
7.15
0
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Tripp County
0
SD avg
0.72
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Tripp County
0
SD avg
7.1
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Tripp County

11 cities mapped to FIPS 46123.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Tripp County

3 departments report from this county.

Colome
Colome
FDID 60002 5 incidents 22 vol
Winner
Winner
FDID 60001 0 incidents 30 vol
Witten
Witten
FDID 60003 0 incidents 15 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.