East Shelby Fire
The East Shelby Fire was reported on July 11, 2025 in Jerauld County, South Dakota and burned 733 acres. It was fully contained on July 12, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 733 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 11, 2025
- Personnel
- 8
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 43.971, -98.927.
The incident
- Size
- 733 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM CDT
- Contained
- July 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 16 Miles N from Kimball, SD
- County
- Jerauld County
- State
- South Dakota
- Nearest city reported
- Gann Valley
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-SDJEX-250785
- IRWIN identifier
- 057E7827-EC96-476E-A4A1-9194E3EC096D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Kimball, 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 June 26, 2026 at 3:54 PM CDT. Identifier 2025-SDJEX-250785.