Scoria Pit Fire
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.
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.