Backburn Fire
The Backburn Fire was reported on May 3, 2025 in Rolette County, North Dakota and burned 1,343 acres. It was declared out on May 16, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,343 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 3, 2025
- Personnel
- 10
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Map
Perimeter mapped May 17, 2026 at 11:13 AM CDT, 1,343 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 48.856, -99.821.
The incident
- Size
- 1,343 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM CDT
- Controlled
- May 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- May 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 3 miles NW of Belcourt, ND
- County
- Rolette County
- State
- North Dakota
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-NDTMA-000309
- IRWIN identifier
- 897DB92D-0BA5-4C2E-86D5-9AA5932F272C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Belcourt, ND covers the area today.
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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 May 17, 2026 at 11:13 AM CDT. Identifier 2025-NDTMA-000309.