ZIP 57701 recorded 377 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,790 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pennington County, SD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,790 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 523 | |
| 2022 | 332 | |
| 2023 | 298 | |
| 2024 | 260 | |
| 2025 | 377 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 57701 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 219 | 12.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 209 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 146 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 103 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 101 | 5.6% |
For the 46 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 57701 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 58 | 13.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 47 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 36 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 22 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 21 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 21 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 20 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 14 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 189 | 44.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 118 | 27.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 55 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 45 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 40 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 32 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 27 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 15 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 82 | 19.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 57701 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 139% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $234,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $224,400 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 57701.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rapid City | 1,759 | |
| 2 | Box Elder | 6 | |
| 3 | Pine Ridge | 1 | |
| 4 | Rapid Valley | 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 — 1,790 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.