ZIP 57703 recorded 97 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 569 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pennington County, SD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
569 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 129 | |
| 2022 | 125 | |
| 2023 | 111 | |
| 2024 | 107 | |
| 2025 | 97 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 57703 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 149 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 78 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 76 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 29 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 25 | 4.4% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 57703 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 12.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 21 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 14 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 13 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 9 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 65 | 38.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 28.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 12 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 12 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 11 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 9 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 44 | 25.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 57703 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 6637% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $4,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $153,878 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 57703.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rapid City | 527 | |
| 2 | Rapid Valley | 37 |
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 — 569 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.