2026 South Dakota Wildfires
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All 2026 South Dakota Fires · 111 fires
A fire is listed here when it is located in South 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 South Dakota, not its whole reported size. A fire located elsewhere that burned into South Dakota is listed too, at its South Dakota acres, and is not added to the South Dakota fire counts.
| Fire | County | Start date | Containment | Status | Acres | Center | Ignition point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potato Creek Fire | Jackson | Jul 27, 2026 | 100% | Inactive | 10,944 | 43.6101, -102.0844 | — |
| Qury Fire | Custer | Mar 12, 2026 | 100% | Inactive | 9,168 | 43.7298, -103.5287 | 43.7481, -103.5667 |
| Needles Fire | Oglala Lakota | Sep 4, 2026 | 100% | Inactive | 6,017 | 43.3277, -102.3229 | — |
| 79 Fire | Custer | Apr 11, 2026 | 100% | Inactive | 5,408 | 43.5579, -103.2466 | 43.6875, -103.2491 |
| Bauman Fire | Jackson | Apr 23, 2026 | 100% | Inactive | 3,178 | 43.6328, -101.3805 | — |
| Xu Hill Fire | Oglala Lakota | Aug 11, 2026 | 100% | Inactive | 1,297 | 43.6308, -102.4449 | — |
| Fb 17 Fire | Todd | Apr 23, 2026 | 100% | Inactive | 1,188 | 43.1762, -101.0185 | — |
| Guide Fire | Oglala Lakota | May 2, 2026 | 100% | Inactive | 1,104 | 43.2552, -102.8898 | — |
| Van Meter Fire | Jones | Sep 8, 2026 | 100% | Inactive | 1,091 | 44.0687, -100.8090 | 44.0008, -100.9760 |
| Moreau River Fire | Dewey | Mar 12, 2026 | 100% | Inactive | 991 | 45.1669, -101.2126 | — |
| Twin Butte Ck Fire | Corson | Jul 25, 2026 | — | Inactive | 890 | 45.4875, -101.8253 | — |
| Rancher Fire | Oglala Lakota | Aug 12, 2026 | 70% | Inactive | 698 | 43.3268, -102.3470 | — |
| Four Corner Fire | Stanley | Sep 8, 2026 | 100% | Inactive | 665 | 44.5669, -101.0354 | 44.6830, -100.9009 |
| Duhamel Fire | Pennington | Jul 29, 2026 | 90% | Inactive | 531 | 44.4323, -102.2699 | 42.6831, -103.4060 |
| Fairpoint Fire | Meade | Jul 25, 2026 | 100% | Inactive | 510 | 44.7547, -102.8546 | — |
| Bear Butte Fire | Meade | Aug 10, 2026 | 100% | Inactive | 457 | 44.4470, -103.4572 | 44.4443, -103.4283 |
| Timber Fire | Oglala Lakota | Mar 25, 2026 | 100% | Inactive | 450 | 43.1662, -102.3519 | — |
| Lookout Fire | Lawrence | Sep 7, 2026 | 100% | Inactive | 444 | 44.5121, -103.8504 | 44.5830, -103.8599 |
| Murphy Fire | Pennington | Apr 23, 2026 | 100% | Inactive | 423 | 43.8648, -103.2314 | 43.8422, -103.2039 |
| Coyote Flats Fire | Pennington | Mar 18, 2026 | 0% | Inactive | 385 | 43.9489, -103.3092 | 43.9478, -103.3124 |
| Red Stone Fire | Jackson | Apr 23, 2026 | 100% | Inactive | 371 | 43.7071, -101.3677 | — |
| Route 2 Fire | Dewey | Aug 25, 2026 | — | Inactive | 270 | 45.2449, -100.9443 | — |
| Rock Creek Fire | Corson | Jul 20, 2026 | — | Inactive | 254 | 45.8645, -100.9913 | — |
| Lake Fire | Charles Mix | Apr 16, 2026 | — | Inactive | 205 | 43.1289, -98.5288 | — |
| Wildhorse Fire | Jackson | Apr 23, 2026 | — | Inactive | 180 | 43.6166, -101.4139 | — |
| Redwood Fire | Oglala Lakota | Aug 12, 2026 | 100% | Inactive | 169 | 43.2667, -102.4148 | — |
| Deckert Fire | Oglala Lakota | Aug 11, 2026 | — | Inactive | 165 | 43.2538, -102.2291 | — |
| Stateline 4 Fire | Corson | Jul 29, 2026 | — | Inactive | 91 of 150 | 45.9406, -100.7715 | — |
| Deep Creek Fire | Jackson | Apr 23, 2026 | — | Inactive | 112 | 43.7131, -101.2993 | — |
| Duck Fire | Fall River | May 14, 2026 | — | Inactive | 100 | 43.0656, -103.7199 | 43.0314, -103.6945 |
| Hansen Fire | Lake | Feb 17, 2026 | — | Inactive | 100 | 44.0183, -97.0535 | 44.0155, -97.0750 |
| New H Fire | Dewey | Jul 15, 2026 | — | Inactive | 77 | 45.4319, -100.9106 | — |
| Silver Mountain Fire | Pennington | Feb 11, 2026 | — | Inactive | 68 | 43.9472, -103.3753 | 43.9481, -103.3697 |
| Candle Fire | Oglala Lakota | Aug 12, 2026 | — | Inactive | 63 | 43.3087, -102.3201 | — |
| Standing Butte Fire | Stanley | Jul 28, 2026 | — | Inactive | 60 | 44.5701, -100.8402 | 44.5775, -100.7846 |
| Grey Rocks Fire | Custer | Feb 15, 2026 | — | Inactive | 58 | 43.7367, -103.6203 | 43.7342, -103.6219 |
| Green Grass Creek Fire | Dewey | Aug 23, 2026 | — | Inactive | 40 | 45.1577, -101.2501 | — |
| Hihanni Sica Fire | Mellette | Jul 19, 2026 | — | Inactive | 40 | 43.4138, -100.6127 | — |
| Rumford Fire | Fall River | Mar 30, 2026 | — | Inactive | 40 | 43.0386, -103.6564 | 43.0360, -103.6624 |
| 1 Bale Fire | Jackson | Feb 26, 2026 | — | Inactive | 37 | 43.4370, -102.0837 | — |
| Fb212 Fire | Todd | Feb 2, 2026 | — | Inactive | 37 | 43.3029, -100.8580 | — |
| Milton Fire | Deuel | Apr 13, 2026 | — | Inactive | 35 | 44.5912, -96.5190 | — |
| Far East Ridge Fire | Dewey | Apr 23, 2026 | — | Inactive | 34 | 45.1056, -100.6972 | — |
| East 212 Fire | Dewey | Jan 7, 2026 | — | Inactive | 32 | 45.1380, -100.6180 | — |
| Dupree Creek Fire | Ziebach | Aug 12, 2026 | — | Inactive | 31 | 44.7401, -101.3137 | — |
| Hilltop Fire | Todd | May 10, 2026 | — | Inactive | 27 | 43.1903, -100.8972 | — |
| Sundance Fire | Custer | Mar 20, 2026 | — | Inactive | 25 | 43.5241, -103.6775 | 43.5249, -103.6823 |
| Daughenbaugh Fire | Pennington | Mar 5, 2026 | — | Inactive | 24 | 43.8991, -103.1920 | 43.8977, -103.1987 |
| Spring Fire | Pennington | Jul 26, 2026 | — | Inactive | 22 | 43.9457, -103.1904 | 43.9632, -103.1870 |
| Grand River 2 Fire | Corson | Jul 19, 2026 | — | Inactive | 22 | 45.6323, -100.6251 | — |
| Soggy Bottom Fire | Todd | Mar 22, 2026 | — | Inactive | 19 | 43.0517, -100.5935 | — |
| White Car Fire | Oglala Lakota | Apr 8, 2026 | — | Inactive | 17 | 43.3926, -102.8450 | — |
| Old 14 Fire | Lawrence | Mar 4, 2026 | — | Inactive | 17 | 44.5350, -103.9502 | 44.5395, -103.9408 |
| Sitting Bear Fire | Todd | May 3, 2026 | — | Inactive | 16 | 43.2434, -100.8384 | — |
| Cut Meat Creek Fire | Todd | Apr 22, 2026 | — | Inactive | 16 | 43.2436, -101.1065 | — |
| Brooks Fire | Oglala Lakota | Aug 22, 2026 | — | Inactive | 15 | 43.2224, -102.3310 | — |
| Ash Creek Fire | Corson | Jul 29, 2026 | — | Inactive | 15 | 45.8421, -100.8135 | — |
| Howard Ca Fire | Pennington | Feb 24, 2026 | — | Inactive | 15 | 44.1061, -103.2302 | 44.0843, -103.2340 |
| Bigly Fire | Pennington | Jul 30, 2026 | — | Inactive | 13 | 44.0288, -103.4477 | 44.0267, -103.4425 |
| Beretta Fire | Pennington | Sep 13, 2026 | — | Inactive | 12 | 43.9508, -103.4145 | 43.9485, -103.4169 |
| Phahin Fire | Oglala Lakota | Aug 12, 2026 | — | Inactive | 12 | 43.2748, -102.3022 | — |
| North Route Fire | Oglala Lakota | May 12, 2026 | — | Inactive | 11 | 43.5121, -102.2973 | — |
| Camel Back Fire | Oglala Lakota | Aug 12, 2026 | — | Inactive | 10 | 43.2202, -102.4053 | — |
| Evening Fire | Oglala Lakota | May 5, 2026 | — | Inactive | 10 | 43.1741, -102.5622 | — |
| Two Strike Hill Fire | Todd | May 3, 2026 | — | Inactive | 8 | 43.1898, -100.8947 | — |
| Tails Fire | Oglala Lakota | Apr 8, 2026 | — | Inactive | 7 | 43.3241, -102.3603 | — |
| Sunkala Fire | Ziebach | Feb 5, 2026 | — | Inactive | 7 | 44.7150, -101.7300 | — |
| N Elk Vale Fire | Pennington | Jul 5, 2026 | — | Inactive | 6 | 44.1181, -103.1444 | 44.1167, -103.1425 |
| Chapter Hill Fire | Todd | Aug 8, 2026 | — | Inactive | 5 | 43.1299, -101.0151 | — |
| 87 Fire | Pennington | Apr 10, 2026 | — | Inactive | 5 | 43.8594, -103.5857 | 43.8696, -103.5880 |
| Allen Creek Fire | Bennett | Mar 28, 2026 | — | Inactive | 5 | 43.2767, -101.9256 | — |
| Low Rent Fire | Todd | Apr 23, 2026 | — | Inactive | 4 | 43.2499, -100.8661 | — |
| Rake Fire | Todd | Mar 21, 2026 | — | Inactive | 4 | 43.3383, -100.8851 | — |
| Trail Fire | Oglala Lakota | May 4, 2026 | — | Inactive | 3 | 43.1809, -102.6584 | — |
| Fb 65 Fire | Todd | Apr 23, 2026 | — | Inactive | 3 | 43.2361, -100.9148 | — |
| Victoria Lake Fire | Pennington | Mar 12, 2026 | — | Inactive | 3 | 44.0066, -103.3573 | 11.0045, -103.3565 |
| Colt Fire | Oglala Lakota | Jul 30, 2026 | — | Inactive | 2 | 43.1112, -102.5799 | — |
| Mission Fire | Oglala Lakota | Jul 25, 2026 | — | Inactive | 2 | 43.1195, -102.5183 | — |
| Flormann Fire | Pennington | Jul 15, 2026 | — | Inactive | 2 | 44.0639, -103.2438 | 44.0628, -103.2457 |
| Kick Fire | Meade | Jul 6, 2026 | — | Inactive | 2 | 44.3475, -103.4423 | 44.3658, -103.4588 |
| Edgemont Road Fire | Fall River | Jul 6, 2026 | — | Inactive | 2 | 43.1820, -103.7953 | 43.1953, -103.7699 |
| Home Run Fire | Oglala Lakota | May 11, 2026 | — | Inactive | 2 | 43.1897, -102.7399 | — |
| Mulched Pine Fire | Todd | Apr 1, 2026 | — | Inactive | 2 | 43.3254, -101.0354 | — |
| Toksa 15 Fire | Todd | Sep 6, 2026 | — | Inactive | 1 | 43.2096, -100.9217 | — |
| Buffalo Corral Fire | Bennett | Jul 10, 2026 | — | Inactive | 1 | 43.3584, -101.9282 | — |
| No Flesh Fire | Bennett | Jun 29, 2026 | — | Inactive | 1 | 43.3620, -102.0912 | — |
| Homestead Fire | Ziebach | May 15, 2026 | — | Inactive | 1 | 44.9396, -101.2857 | — |
| Rec Fire | Oglala Lakota | May 12, 2026 | — | Inactive | 1 | 43.1887, -102.7452 | — |
| Blizzard Fire | Dewey | Mar 6, 2026 | — | Inactive | 1 | 44.9070, -100.4820 | — |
| Holly Fire | Hughes | Mar 4, 2026 | — | Inactive | 1 | 44.4610, -100.3390 | 44.4505, -100.3605 |
| Rosebud Hill Fire | Todd | Feb 16, 2026 | — | Inactive | 1 | 43.2415, -100.8535 | — |
| Scouts Spot Fire | Todd | Sep 12, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 43.2373, -100.8365 | — |
| Blue Fire | Custer | Sep 5, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 43.5805, -103.5999 | 43.5425, -103.6094 |
| Wind Fire | Custer | Sep 5, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 43.5802, -103.4710 | 43.5760, -103.4754 |
| Syndicate Fire | Meade | Jul 27, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 44.3264, -103.5110 | 44.3218, -103.5030 |
| Grey Tower Fire | Jackson | Jul 13, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 43.5744, -101.6713 | — |
| Everest Fire | Pennington | Jul 11, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 44.1360, -103.3002 | 44.1358, -103.2999 |
| Hunter Fire | Fall River | Jun 30, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 43.0544, -103.6673 | 43.0430, -103.6598 |
| Rattlesnake Fire | Ziebach | Jun 28, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 44.8101, -101.7505 | — |
| St Elmo Fire | Pennington | Jun 8, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 43.8731, -103.5822 | 43.8862, -103.5540 |
| Flag Mountain Fire | Pennington | May 8, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 44.0457, -103.8600 | 44.0706, -103.8269 |
| Star Shift 1 Fire | Ziebach | May 3, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 45.0672, -101.5697 | — |
| South Mission Fire | Todd | Apr 23, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 43.2464, -100.6456 | — |
| Mustang Fire | Stanley | Apr 22, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 44.2672, -100.2717 | 44.2482, -100.3926 |
| Estes Creek Fire | Lawrence | Apr 12, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 44.1637, -103.5129 | 44.1330, -103.5444 |
| Ridgeford Fire | Lawrence | Apr 10, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 44.4887, -103.6790 | 44.4891, -103.6788 |
| Marshall Fire | Pennington | Apr 9, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 43.9481, -103.5779 | 43.9513, -103.5763 |
| Route 7 Fire | Dewey | Mar 24, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 45.1085, -100.4050 | — |
| B Lake Rd Fire | Dewey | Mar 10, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 45.0200, -101.2190 | — |
| Artillery Fire | Dewey | Feb 12, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 45.0050, -101.2270 | — |
| Cosmos Fire | Pennington | Feb 2, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 43.9342, -103.4265 | 43.9267, -103.4335 |
| Totals | 2026 Season Fires 111 | Active Fires 0 | Acres Burning 0 | 2026 Season Acres 48,908 |
Land cover · South Dakota 2026
Burned acres in South 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 · South Dakota 2026
Burned forest acres in South 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 · South Dakota 2026
Burned acres in South 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.
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