Route 13 Fire
The Route 13 Fire was reported on March 10, 2025 in Ziebach County, South Dakota and burned 33,928 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 33,928 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 10, 2025
- Personnel
- 56
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 44.654, -101.984.
The incident
- Size
- 33,928 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 28 miles south of Faith, SD, 8 miles east on BIA Route 11.
- County
- Ziebach County
- State
- South Dakota
- Nearest city reported
- Takini, South Dakota
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 56
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $741,493
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-SDCRA-000006
- IRWIN identifier
- 176FB73F-5FA3-4902-96F7-B4B897F25604
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from March 15, 2025 (34,331 acres) to February 9, 2026 (33,928 acres). The largest one-day growth was 5 acres, mapped February 9, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2025 | 34,331 | |
| March 16, 2025 | 34,181 | -150 |
| March 17, 2025 | 33,923 | -258 |
| February 9, 2026 | 33,928 | +5 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Dupree, SD covers the area today.
Nearby
- Dupree, SD33 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- North Eagle Butte, SD44 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Eagle Butte, SD44 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD64 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Box Elder, SD65 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Rapid Valley, SD70 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
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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 February 9, 2026 at 2:23 PM MST. Identifier 2025-SDCRA-000006.