ZIP 57201 recorded 3 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 321 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Codington County, SD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
321 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 164 | |
| 2022 | 151 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 57201 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 57 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 35 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 24 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 21 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 18 | 5.6% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 57201 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 16.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 7 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 38.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 30.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 11 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 7 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 18.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 57201 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $280,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 57201.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watertown | 311 | |
| 2 | Castlewood | 1 | |
| 3 | De Smet | 1 |
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 — 321 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.