2026 North Dakota Wildfires
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All 2026 North Dakota Fires · 49 fires
A fire is listed here when it is located in North Dakota. Each complex is counted once, through its parent: the parent carries the complex's acres, and its member fires are listed beneath it without being counted again. A fire that crossed the border is listed with the acres that burned in North Dakota, not its whole reported size. A fire located elsewhere that burned into North Dakota is listed too, at its North Dakota acres, and is not added to the North Dakota fire counts.
| Fire | County | Start date | Containment | Status | Acres | Center | Ignition point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemon Fire | Benson | Apr 22, 2026 | — | Inactive | 860 | 47.9856, -99.0670 | 47.9889, -99.0475 |
| 32nd Avenue Fire | Rolette | May 3, 2026 | 100% | Inactive | 509 | 48.8545, -99.9880 | 48.8567, -99.9850 |
| Swamp2 Fire | Sioux | Apr 25, 2026 | — | Inactive | 93 | 46.0903, -100.6409 | — |
| 97th St Fire | Sioux | Jul 22, 2026 | — | Inactive | 59 | 46.0057, -101.0296 | — |
| Hanson Fire | Benson | Aug 6, 2026 | — | Inactive | 40 | 47.8830, -98.8786 | 47.8825, -98.8764 |
| Wood House Fire | McLean | May 7, 2026 | — | Inactive | 40 | 47.7355, -101.9394 | 47.7359, -101.9404 |
| Moe Money Fire | Benson | Apr 21, 2026 | — | Inactive | 40 | 48.0068, -98.8356 | 48.0078, -98.8392 |
| Lone Buffalo Fire | Benson | May 7, 2026 | — | Inactive | 19 | 47.8672, -98.5793 | 47.8768, -98.5076 |
| Service Fire | Benson | May 4, 2026 | — | Inactive | 15 | 47.9859, -98.8744 | 47.9856, -98.8753 |
| Sick Seven Fire | Rolette | Apr 20, 2026 | — | Inactive | 12 | 48.7866, -99.8450 | 48.7892, -99.8431 |
| Dead Eye Fire | Benson | Mar 29, 2026 | — | Inactive | 11 | 47.9791, -98.8470 | 47.9786, -98.8461 |
| Bear Fire | Dunn | Sep 1, 2026 | — | Inactive | 10 | 47.5894, -102.9563 | 47.5952, -102.9538 |
| Distance Fire | Rolette | Apr 14, 2026 | — | Inactive | 10 | 48.8771, -99.7305 | 48.8775, -99.7289 |
| Twilight 2 Fire | Benson | May 3, 2026 | — | Inactive | 8 | 47.9850, -98.8695 | 47.9873, -98.8684 |
| Coyote Fire | Benson | May 1, 2026 | — | Inactive | 7 | 47.9798, -98.9008 | 47.9806, -98.9002 |
| Stump Fire | Sioux | Apr 30, 2026 | — | Inactive | 7 | 46.0996, -100.6580 | — |
| Pintail Fire | Ramsey | Aug 13, 2026 | — | Inactive | 6 | 48.4636, -98.8863 | — |
| Banjo Fire | Benson | Jul 29, 2026 | — | Inactive | 6 | 47.9659, -99.1344 | 47.9656, -99.1347 |
| Cattail 2 Fire | Rolette | May 10, 2026 | — | Inactive | 5 | 48.9126, -99.8493 | 48.9139, -99.8503 |
| Henryville Fire | Rolette | May 3, 2026 | — | Inactive | 5 | 48.8359, -100.0167 | 48.8392, -100.0292 |
| Gully Fire | Benson | Apr 26, 2026 | — | Inactive | 5 | 47.9023, -99.0859 | 47.9021, -99.0850 |
| Rocky Hill Fire | Rolette | Apr 23, 2026 | — | Inactive | 5 | 48.8444, -100.0193 | 48.8481, -100.0197 |
| Greatwalker Fire | Rolette | Apr 21, 2026 | — | Inactive | 5 | 48.8720, -99.8945 | 48.8725, -99.8953 |
| 4mile Fire | Sioux | May 4, 2026 | — | Inactive | 4 | 46.0297, -100.6140 | — |
| Wheel Fire | Benson | Aug 12, 2026 | — | Inactive | 3 | 47.8996, -98.6346 | 47.9006, -98.6342 |
| Cop 2 Fire | Benson | Aug 8, 2026 | — | Inactive | 2 | 47.9824, -99.0817 | 47.9828, -99.0825 |
| Late Fire | Rolette | Apr 13, 2026 | — | Inactive | 2 | 48.8282, -99.7261 | 48.8283, -99.7258 |
| Twins Fire | Benson | Aug 8, 2026 | — | Inactive | 1 | 47.8960, -98.8934 | 47.8961, -98.8933 |
| Barn Fire | Mountrail | May 9, 2026 | — | Inactive | 1 | 48.0528, -102.4419 | 48.0534, -102.4426 |
| Dirt Fire | Benson | May 5, 2026 | — | Inactive | 1 | 47.9763, -98.8562 | 47.9775, -98.8561 |
| White Tail Fire | Benson | Apr 29, 2026 | — | Inactive | 1 | 47.9487, -98.8487 | 47.9486, -98.8472 |
| Okay Fire | Benson | Apr 10, 2026 | — | Inactive | 1 | 47.9779, -98.8312 | 47.9778, -98.8316 |
| Treerow Fire | Sioux | Jul 25, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 46.1168, -100.6790 | — |
| Tobacco Creek Fire | McKenzie | Jun 2, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 48.1054, -103.0578 | 48.1054, -103.0578 |
| Sinba Fire | Benson | May 13, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 47.9814, -99.0070 | 47.9814, -99.0067 |
| Buckle Fire | Benson | May 8, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 47.9796, -98.9992 | 47.9794, -98.9989 |
| Basement Fire | Benson | May 6, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 47.9792, -99.0007 | 47.9789, -99.0056 |
| Barrel Fire | Benson | May 3, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 47.9884, -98.9082 | 47.9907, -98.9069 |
| Flax Fire | McLean | May 1, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 47.8323, -101.9535 | 47.8319, -101.9564 |
| Straw Fire | Mountrail | May 1, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 47.8764, -102.1949 | 47.8685, -102.1946 |
| Slab Fire | Benson | May 1, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 47.9884, -98.8678 | 47.9873, -98.8684 |
| Lagoon Fire | Benson | May 1, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 47.9877, -98.8695 | 47.9873, -98.8684 |
| 2 Guns Fire | Benson | May 1, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 47.9852, -98.8705 | 47.9873, -98.8684 |
| Big Rock Fire | Benson | May 1, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 47.9861, -98.8702 | 47.9873, -98.8684 |
| Fencepost Fire | Benson | May 1, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 47.9731, -99.0172 | 47.9775, -99.0182 |
| Puddle Fire | Rolette | Apr 25, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 48.8494, -99.9257 | 48.8783, -99.7703 |
| Sky High Fire | Rolette | Apr 12, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 48.8565, -99.8509 | 48.8561, -99.8508 |
| Dpg Coal Seams 2026 Fire | Billings | Mar 3, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 47.2838, -103.5781 | 47.2838, -103.5781 |
| Arikara Fire | McLean | Feb 25, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 47.6642, -101.8440 | 47.6642, -101.8442 |
| Also burned into North Dakota | |||||||
| Stateline 4 Fire from South Dakota | Corson | Jul 29, 2026 | — | Inactive | 59 of 150 | 45.9406, -100.7715 | — |
| Totals | 2026 Season Fires 49 | Active Fires 0 | Acres Burning 0 | 2026 Season Acres 1,852 | |||
Land cover · North Dakota 2026
Burned acres in North Dakota for the 2026 season, split by the kind of land that burned. Each figure counts the LANDFIRE 30 m cells inside a fire's latest mapped perimeter. The Fires tab carries the reported season acreage.
Forest ownership · North Dakota 2026
Burned forest acres in North Dakota for the 2026 season, split by who owns the land. Owners are mapped for forestland, so every figure here counts burned cells whose LANDFIRE lifeform is Tree. The Fires tab carries the season acreage this site reports.
Burn severity · North Dakota 2026
Burned acres in North Dakota for the 2026 season, split by how severely each cell of ground burned. Each figure counts the 30 m cells inside a fire's latest mapped perimeter, measured from satellite imagery. The Fires tab carries the reported season acreage.
Severity comes from the differenced normalized burn ratio (dNBR), the same index the federal burn severity programs publish, classified with the standard thresholds.
This is an initial assessment. Trees keep dying for months after a burn, so severity in forest reads conservative until the official assessments arrive after the season.