ZIP 57579 recorded 3 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 38 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mellette County, SD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
38 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Aug peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 57579 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 21 | 55.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 1 | 2.6% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 57579 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Other | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Function area, other | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 1 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 55.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 1 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 57579 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $700 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 57579.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White River | 31 |
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 — 38 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.