ZIP 57356 recorded 29 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 188 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Charles Mix County, SD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
188 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52 | |
| 2022 | 53 | |
| 2023 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 29 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 57356 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 30 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 22 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 18 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 15 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 15 | 8.0% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 57356 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 26 | 30.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 9 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Entrance way, lobby | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 11.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 43.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 15 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 12.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 57356 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1138% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 57356.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Andes | 179 | |
| 2 | Armour | 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 — 188 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.