South Dakota wildfires

Buffalo Fire

ContainedDewey County, South Dakota2025Wildfire

The Buffalo Fire was reported on April 11, 2025 in Dewey County, South Dakota and burned 611 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.

Size
611 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
April 11, 2025
Personnel
31

Map

Perimeter mapped April 12, 2025 at 10:22 AM CDT, 611 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 45.094, -100.405.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Gettysburg

The incident

Size
611 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
April 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM CDT
Cause
Human
Location
Dewey County, 2 miles NW of Marksville, SD
County
Dewey County
State
South Dakota
Nearest city reported
Marksville
Protecting agency
BIA
Jurisdiction
BIA
Land ownership at origin
BIA
Personnel assigned
31
Incident management
Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
Primary fuel
Short Grass (1 foot)
Estimated cost to date
$155,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2025-SDCRA-000015
IRWIN identifier
A0A08F70-7A56-4261-A1F6-696C04841B11

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Gettysburg, 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 April 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM CDT. Identifier 2025-SDCRA-000015.