Custer State Park will be conducting a Live Fire Training Burn at approximately 1pm, weather permitting. The burn will be a 1 acre broadcast burn in timber understory.
This is a planned event in Custer State Park. Please do not call 911 if you see smoke in the area.
War Creek Fire
Date Reported: July 26, 2025 at 9:51 p.m.
Location: 15 miles south of Fort Pierre, SD
Size: 2250 acres
Jurisdiction: Private, Forest Service
Resources: Federal, Local
Cause: Human
Status: Initial Attack
War Creek Fire
Date Reported: July 26, 2025 at 9:51 p.m.
Location: 15 miles south of Fort Pierre, SD
Size: 1200 acres
Jurisdiction: Private, Forest Service
Resources: Federal, Local
Cause: Human
Status: Initial Attack
Cookstove Fire
Date Reported: July 27, 2025 at 9:34 a.m.
Location: 10 miles south of Fort Pierre, SD
Size: 0.5 acres
Jurisdiction: Forest Service
Resources: Federal, Local
Cause: Human
Status: Contained
Wabash Fire
Date Reported: July 24, 2025 at 11:45 a.m.
Location: 5 miles west of Custer, SD
Size: 0.1
Jurisdiction: Forest Service
Resources: Federal, Local
Cause: Human
Status: Controlled
Sihiller Branch Fire
Date Reported: July 23, 2025 at 9:55 a.m.
Location: 4 miles north of Rochford
Size: 0.1
Jurisdiction: Forest Service
Resources: Federal, State
Cause: Lighting
Status: Contained
Brown Canyon Fire
Date Reported: July 23, 2025 at 9:37 a.m.
Location:5 miles south of Four Corners, Wyoming
Size: 0.1
Jurisdiction: Private
Resources: Federal, Local
Cause: Lighting
Status: Controlled
Dutchman Fire
Date Reported: July 23, 2025 at 8:36 a.m.
Location: Near north end of Deerfield Lake, 10.5 miles northwest of Hill City
Size: 0.1
Jurisdiction: Forest Service
Resources: Federal
Cause: Lighting
Status: Controlled
Red Plum Fire
Date Reported: July 22, 2025 at 3:03 p.m.
Location: 5 miles southeast of Fort Pierre, SD
Size: 2.7
Jurisdiction: Private
Resources: Federal, Local
Cause: Lighting
Status: Controlled
Terca Fire
Date Reported: 7/21/2025 at 2:54 p.m.
Location: 6 miles southwest of Presho, SD
Size: 72.8 acres
Jurisdiction: Private
Resources: Federal, Local
Cause: Unknown
Status: Initial Attack
Bear Dog Fire
Date Reported: 7/21/2025 at 12:53 p.m.
Location: 11 miles southwest of Chadron, NE
Size: 12 acres
Jurisdiction: Private
Resources: Federal, State, Local
Cause: Human
Status: Contained
Cemetery
Fire
Date
Reported: 7/15/2025 at 5:10 p.m.
Location: Crook
County, 1 Mile Southwest Devils Tower Park, WY
Size: .23
acres
Jurisdiction:
Private
Resources:
Federal, Local
Cause: Unknown
Status:
Initial Attack
Polar
Bear Fire
Date
Reported: 7/15/2025 at 9:15 a.m.
Location: Dawes
County, 14 Miles Southwest of Chadron, Nebraska
Size: .86 acres
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Resources:
Federal, State, Local
Cause:
Lightning
Status: Contained
Polar Bear Fire
Date Reported: 7/15/2025 at 9:15 a.m.
Location: 14 Miles Southwest of Chadron, Nebraska
Size: 3 acres
Jurisdiction: Federal
Resources: Federal, State, Local
Cause: Lightning
Status: Initial Attack
Kyle Lane Fire
Date
Reported: 7/14/2025 at 4:14 p.m.
Location: 4
Miles Northwest of Hot Springs, South Dakota
Size: .10
acres
Jurisdiction:
Private
Resources:
State
Cause:
Lightning
Status: Controlled
Windmill
2 Fire
Date
Reported: 7/14/2025 at 3:31 p.m.
Location: 5
Miles West of Hot Springs, South Dakota
Size: .10
acres
Jurisdiction:
Private
Resources:
State
Cause:
Lightning
Status: Controlled
Surveyor
Fire
Date
Reported: 7/13/2025 at 3:15 p.m.
Location:
3 Miles North of Tepee Work Center, South Dakota
Size: 5.95 acres
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Resources:
Federal/Local/State
Cause:
Unknown
Status: Controlled
Surveyor Fire
Date Reported: 7/13/2025 at 3:15 p.m.
Location: 3 Miles North of TePee Work Center, South Dakota
Size: 3.5 acres
Jurisdiction: Federal
Resources: Federal/Local/State
Cause: Unknown
Status: Initial Attack
Skunk Fire
Date Reported: 7/9/2025 at 1:10 p.m.
Location: Crook County, 3 miles SW of Aladdin, WY
Size: 0.25 acres
Jurisdiction: Private
Resources: Federal/Local
Cause: Lightning
Status: Contained
Highway 85 Fire
Date Reported: 7/9/2025 at 5:30 p.m.
Location: East side of Highway 85 and Bradford Lane, Spearfish, SD
Size: 0.25 acres
Jurisdiction: Private
Resources: Federal/State/County
Cause: Power Line
Status: Controlled
Vista Fire
Date Reported: 7/7/2025 at 3:50 p.m.
Location: Crook County, Wyoming 2 Miles North of Bear Lodge Campground
Size: 0.1 acres
Jurisdiction: Federal
Resources: Federal, Local
Cause: Lightning
Status: Controlled
Panther Fire
Date Reported: 7/5/2025 at 1800
Location: Sioux County, 4 miles NE of Harrison, NE
Size: 0.1 acres
Jurisdiction: Federal
Resources: Federal
Cause: Lightning
Status: 50% Contained
Half Barrel Fire
Date Reported: 7/5/2025 at 1830
Location: Black Hawk, SD
Size: 0.1 acres
Jurisdiction: Private
Resources: State and Local
Cause: Human
Status: Contained and Controlled
Bismarck Fire
Date Reported: 7/5/2025 at 1900
Location: Custer County, 4 miles west of Custer, SD
Size: 0.1
Jurisdiction: Federal
Resources: Federal, and State
Cause: Lightning
Status: Controlled
School House Fire
Date Reported: 7/6/2025 at 0530
Location: 5 miles SW of Rapid City, SD
Size: 0.1 acres
Jurisdiction: Private
Resources: Federal, and State
Cause: Lightning
Status: Initial Attack
Kinney Fire
Date Reported: 7/6/2025 at 0622
Location: 12 miles NE of Newcastle, WY
Size: 0.1 acre
Jurisdiction: Federal
Resources: Federal
Cause: Lightning
Status: Mop Up
Split Pine Fire
Date Reported: 7/6/2025 at 0912
Location: 4 miles east of Inyan Cana Mountain, WY
Size: 0.1 acre
Jurisdiction: Private
Resources: Federal and Local
Cause: Lightning
Status: contained and controlled
Twin Buttes Fire
Date Reported: 7/4/2025 at 2205
Location: Custer County 5 miles NNE of Dewey, SD
Size: 3.5 acres
Jurisdiction: Federal
Resources: Federal, State and Local
Cause: Lightning
Status: Contained
Fisherman Fire
Date Reported: 7/5/2025 at 1400
Location: Custer County 4 miles N of Fisherman Flats, SD
Size: 0.1 acres
Jurisdiction: State
Resources: State and Local
Cause: Lightning
Status: Initial Attack
Railroad Butte Fire
Date Reported: 7/3/2025
Location: 18 miles south of New Underwood, SD near the Railroad Butte Campground
Size: 39 acres
Jurisdiction: Federal
Resources: Federal and Local
Cause: Under Investigation
Status: Contained and Controlled
French Creek Cutoff Fire
Date Reported: 7/1/2025
Location: Custer County, 4 miles SE of Fairburn, SD
Size: 0.5 Acres
Jurisdiction: Private/State
Resources: Federal and Local
Cause: Equipment
Status: Initial Attack.
Feed County Assist Fire
Date Reported: 7/1/2025
Location: 1 mile south of Hot Springs airport in Hot Springs, SD
Size: 6.5 Acres
Jurisdiction: Private
Resources: State and Local
Cause: Fireworks
Status: Contained