ZIP 57249 recorded 6 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 28 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kingsbury County, SD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
28 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 6 |
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 57249 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 3 | 10.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 57249 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 5 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Vacant structural area | 1 | 8.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 1 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 57249 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Grass fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $3,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 57249.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Preston | 20 |
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 — 28 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.