Bear Den Fire
The Bear Den Fire was reported on October 5, 2024 in McKenzie County, North Dakota and burned 13,500 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 13,500 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 5, 2024
- Personnel
- 11
Map
Perimeter mapped September 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM CDT, 10,000 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 47.833, -102.823.
The incident
- Size
- 13,500 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 5, 2024 at 6:00 AM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 24 MILES NE OF WATFORD CITY, ND
- County
- McKenzie County
- State
- North Dakota
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 11
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $900,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-NDFBA-000069
- IRWIN identifier
- 23A0E531-ACC6-422C-A678-7F2782D9C1DD
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from October 7, 2024 (10,000 acres) to September 23, 2025 (10,000 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 7, 2024 | 10,000 | |
| September 23, 2025 | 10,000 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mandaree, ND covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated September 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM CDT. Identifier 2024-NDFBA-000069.