2026 Jackson County, South Dakota Wildfires

0 Active Fires

0 Acres Burning

7 2026 Season Fires ▲ +6 (+600%) vs same period last year

14,625 2026 Season Acres ▲ +14,042 (+2409%) vs same period last year

Newest wildfires in Jackson County

Jul 27 Started 10,944 acres 13.0x the size of Central Park 2.1x the size of JFK Airport Potato Creek Fire

Jul 13 Started Grey Tower Fire

Apr 23 Started 180 acres 138 football fields Wildhorse Fire

Apr 23 Started 112 acres 86 football fields Deep Creek Fire

Apr 23 Started 371 acres 285 football fields Red Stone Fire

Apr 23 Started 3,178 acres 3.8x the size of Central Park 61% the size of JFK Airport Bauman Fire

Largest wildfires in Jackson County this season

10,944 Acres 13.0x the size of Central Park 2.1x the size of JFK Airport Potato Creek Fire Kyle

3,178 Acres 3.8x the size of Central Park 61% the size of JFK Airport Bauman Fire Kadoka

371 Acres 285 football fields Red Stone Fire Kadoka

180 Acres 138 football fields Wildhorse Fire Kadoka

112 Acres 86 football fields Deep Creek Fire Kadoka

37 Acres 28 football fields 1 Bale Fire Kyle

All 2026 Jackson County Fires · 7 fires

A fire is listed here when it is located in Jackson County. 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 a county line is listed with the acres that burned in Jackson County, not its whole reported size. A fire located elsewhere that burned into Jackson County is listed too, at its Jackson County acres, and is not added to the Jackson County fire counts. County lines come from a different boundary dataset than state lines, so Jackson County's acres are counted along county lines and can differ a little at the edges from the figures on the state page.

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Fire	Start date	Containment	Status	Acres	Center	Ignition point
Potato Creek Fire	Jul 27, 2026	100%	Inactive	10,747 of 10,944	43.6101, -102.0844	—
Bauman Fire	Apr 23, 2026	100%	Inactive	3,178	43.6328, -101.3805	—
Red Stone Fire	Apr 23, 2026	100%	Inactive	371	43.7071, -101.3677	—
Wildhorse Fire	Apr 23, 2026	—	Inactive	180	43.6166, -101.4139	—
Deep Creek Fire	Apr 23, 2026	—	Inactive	112	43.7131, -101.2993	—
1 Bale Fire	Feb 26, 2026	—	Inactive	37	43.4370, -102.0837	—
Grey Tower Fire	Jul 13, 2026	—	Inactive	0	43.5744, -101.6713	—
Totals	2026 Season Fires 7	Active Fires 0	Acres Burning 0	2026 Season Acres 14,625