Big Dawgs Fire
The Big Dawgs Fire was reported on May 4, 2025 in Rolette County, North Dakota and burned 456 acres. It was declared out on May 12, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 456 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 4, 2025
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 48.879, -99.789.
The incident
- Size
- 456 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM CDT
- Contained
- May 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- May 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 4 miles NNW of Belcourt, ND
- County
- Rolette County
- State
- North Dakota
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-NDTMA-000315
- IRWIN identifier
- 4B3AF87F-CC81-4BA7-8C13-BFB31C2A06FC
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Belcourt, 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 May 17, 2026 at 11:03 AM CDT. Identifier 2025-NDTMA-000315.