South Fork Fire Wildfire

South Fork Fire is the largest wildfire this season in Nebraska, burning 1 mile west of Crawford.

112 Days Active

#1 By Size Largest wildfire this season in Nebraska

1 mi W From Crawford to the fire perimeter

39,696 Acres About the size of Washington D.C. 47.1x the size of Central Park

Contained +0% since previous report

61 Personnel $12.5M spent $314/acre

South Fork Fire Live Perimeter Growth

South Fork Fire Fire Growth History

South Fork Fire Containment History

Fires near South Fork Fire

Showing 6 of 109 fires. Use search to find specific fires.

🔥 Beretta Fire 2026

Started: Sep 13 12 acre

Near Colonial Pine Hills · Pennington County, South Dakota

🔥 Blue Fire 2026

Started: Sep 5 0 acre

Near Custer · Custer County, South Dakota

🔥 Wind Fire 2026

Started: Sep 5 0 acre

Near Hot Springs · Custer County, South Dakota

🔥 Needles Fire 2026

Started: Sep 4 6,017 acre 100% contained

Near Porcupine · Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota

🔥 Case Hill Fire 2026

Started: Aug 25 6 acre

Near Newcastle · Weston County, Wyoming

🔥 Crown Butte Fire 2026

Started: Aug 23 1 acre

Near Crawford · Dawes County, Nebraska

Places Near South Fork Fire

Crawford, Nebraska, United States Harrison, Nebraska, United States Hemingford, Nebraska, United States Chadron, Nebraska, United States Edgemont, South Dakota, United States Mitchell, Nebraska, United States Morrill, Nebraska, United States Hot Springs, South Dakota, United States Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States Torrington, Wyoming, United States Terrytown, Nebraska, United States Lusk, Wyoming, United States Gering, Nebraska, United States Minatare, Nebraska, United States Alliance, Nebraska, United States Hay Springs, Nebraska, United States Bayard, Nebraska, United States Oglala, South Dakota, United States Harrisburg, Nebraska, United States Custer, South Dakota, United States Bridgeport, Nebraska, United States Pine Ridge, South Dakota, United States Guernsey, Wyoming, United States Rushville, Nebraska, United States Hill City, South Dakota, United States Manderson-White Horse Creek, South Dakota, United States Newcastle, Wyoming, United States Colonial Pine Hills, South Dakota, United States Kimball, Nebraska, United States Porcupine, South Dakota, United States Johnson Siding, South Dakota, United States Gordon, Nebraska, United States Wheatland, Wyoming, United States Green Valley, South Dakota, United States Rapid City, South Dakota, United States Rapid Valley, South Dakota, United States Blackhawk, South Dakota, United States Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, United States Ashland Heights, South Dakota, United States Summerset, South Dakota, United States