ZIP 57038 recorded 5 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 42 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Union County, SD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
42 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 5 |
Apr peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 57038 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 17 | 40.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 6 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 3 | 7.1% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 57038 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Closet | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Conveyor | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 54.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 57038 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 4772% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $600 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 57038.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson | 40 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 42 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.