ZIP 57761 recorded 15 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 143 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Meade County, SD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
143 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | |
| 2022 | 26 | |
| 2023 | 27 | |
| 2024 | 32 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 57761 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 69 | 48.3% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 18 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 17 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 10 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill | 5 | 3.5% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 57761 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 14 | 41.2% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 20.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 6 | 17.6% | |
| 4 | Other | 5 | 14.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 2.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 38.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 7 | 20.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 14.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 57761 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 57761.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Underwood | 78 | |
| 2 | Box Elder | 1 | |
| 3 | Rapid City | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennington County | SD | 1.00 | FIPS 46103 |
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 — 143 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.