November, 25th, 2025

  Playhouse Fire 

Date Reported: 11/25/2025 Time: 10:40 AM

Location: 4 miles Southwest of Hayward, SD in Custer County ; 1 mile south of Lakota Lake

Size: 2.9 Acres

Jurisdiction: Federal 

Resources: Federal, State and Local

Cause: Under Investigation, Fire Investigator Enroute

Status: Initial Attack ; The forward progress of the fire has been stopped at 2.9 acres. Update: 11/25/2025 Time: 3:55 PM 

Update:

Playhouse Road is closed from Iron Mountain Road to the Center Lake Campground turn-off area for firefighter and public safety. Follow Custer County South Dakota Emergency Management for road closure updates

                                Photo credit: Custer County South Dakota Emergency Management

November, 24th, 2025

  Longview Fire 

Date Reported: 11/24/2025 Time: 13:05 PM

Location: Pennington County, East of Rapid City, SD

Size: 30.8 Acres 

Jurisdiction: Private / County

Resources: State and Local

Cause: Human

Status: Contained

November, 16th, 2025

   Three Forks Fire 

Date Reported: 11/16/2025 Time: 2:57 PM

Location: 2 miles North East of Hill City, SD

Size: 0.10

Jurisdiction: State/ Private

Resources: Federal and State

Cause: Under Investigation

Status: Controlled at 4:30 PM

Wyoming Bureau of Land Management Prescribed Fire

 Sherwood Prescribed Fire 

Date Reported: 11/15/2025 Time: 11:25 AM

Location: 6 miles North East of New Castle Wyoming

Size: 65 Acres

Jurisdiction: BLM

Resources: Federal, State, and Local

Firing Operations Started: 11:25 AM 

Status:

Wyoming BLM will be conducting a prescribed burn this weekend approximately six miles northeast of Newcastle (east of Beaver Creek Road and west of the state line). This managed event is intended to promote forest health and reduce future wildfire risk. Residents may observe heavy smoke in the area Saturday and Sunday which could linger into next week. Resources will remain on scene as needed throughout this period and will continue to monitor the fire for several days. The public is asked to please not call 911 to report this controlled burn or to inquire about its status, so as to not tie up our local Dispatchers unnecessarily. As public and firefighter safety remain top priorities, please avoid the area so fire resources can move about as needed.

November, 15th , 2025

 Water Draw Fire 

Date Reported: 11/15/2025 Time: 7:50 AM

Location: 4 miles South West of Jewel Cave

Size: 0.10

Jurisdiction: Forest

Resources: Federal, State, and Local

Cause: Under Investigation

Status: Controlled - updated

30 Point Fire 

Date Reported: 11/15/2025 Time: 1:47 PM

Location: Cherry County, NE - Steer Creek Natural Area, McKelvie Ranger District

Size: 50 Acres

Jurisdiction: FS-NBF

Resources: Federal, State, and Local

Cause: Under Investigation

Status: Unknown

November, 11th, 2025

 MM 52 Fire 

Date Reported: 11/11/2025 Time: 8:26 AM

Location:  Pennington County, Rapid City, South Dakota

Size: 0.10 Acres

Jurisdiction: Private/State

Resources: State and Local

Cause: Under Investigation

Status: Out

November, 5th, 2025

 Highway 36 Fire 

Date Reported: 11/05/2025 Time: 2:13 p.m.

Location:  Custer County, 3 miles WSW of Hermosa, South Dakota

Size: 3.58 Acres

Jurisdiction: Private

Resources: Federal, State, and Local

Cause: Undetermined, Fire Investigator on Scene

Status: Controlled

November, 4th, 2025

 Maverick Fire 

Date Reported: 11/04/2025 Time: 12:30 p.m.

Location:  7.9 miles southwest of Spearfish, South Dakota

Size: 0.10 Acre

Jurisdiction: Private

Resources: Federal, State, and Local

Cause: Human; Investigator on Scene

Status: Out 

 Highway 83 Fire 

Date Reported: November 4, 2025, at 1:55 p.m.

Location:  Cherry County, 10 Miles North of Thedford, NE 

Size: 1000 Acres

Jurisdiction: Private

Resources: Federal, State, and Local 

Cause: Undetermined

Status: Contained - 11/05/25 updated