Big White Fire
The Big White Fire was reported on August 18, 2025 in Mellette County, South Dakota and burned 148 acres. It was declared out on August 26, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 148 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 18, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped August 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM CDT, 50 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 43.815, -101.101.
The incident
- Size
- 148 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM CDT
- Declared out
- August 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use, Tractors/mowers/brush hogs
- County
- Mellette County
- State
- South Dakota
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-SDRBA-000061
- IRWIN identifier
- 4682CF3A-49DE-45F2-AEF4-0A1B6BC2107B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Murdo, SD 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 October 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM CDT. Identifier 2025-SDRBA-000061.