ZIP 57769 recorded 55 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 254 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Meade County, SD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
254 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | |
| 2022 | 59 | |
| 2023 | 37 | |
| 2024 | 57 | |
| 2025 | 55 |
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 57769 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 74 | 29.1% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 47 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 23 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 13 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 12 | 4.7% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 57769 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 12.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 37.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 10.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 57769 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1778% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $424,520 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 57769.
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 — 254 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.