North Dakota wildfires

Scoria Pit Fire

ContainedMcKenzie County, North Dakota2025Wildfire

The Scoria Pit Fire was reported on April 19, 2025 in McKenzie County, North Dakota and burned 500 acres. It was fully contained on April 19, 2025.

Size
500 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
April 19, 2025

Map

No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 47.881, -103.151.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Watford City

The incident

Size
500 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
April 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM CDT
Contained
April 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM CDT
Controlled
April 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM CDT
Cause
Undetermined
Location
6 miles NE of Watford City, ND.
County
McKenzie County
State
North Dakota
Protecting agency
SFS
Land ownership at origin
Private
Incident management
Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
Primary fuel
Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
Estimated cost to date
$5,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2025-NDNDS-000175
IRWIN identifier
11D244CC-4D9A-4787-A62F-7D5237ABB090

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Watford City, 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 April 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM CDT. Identifier 2025-NDNDS-000175.