The backburn Fire
The backburn Fire was reported on May 3, 2025 in Rolette County, North Dakota and burned 1,342 acres. It was fully contained on May 4, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,342 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- May 3, 2025
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 48.853, -99.817.
The incident
- Size
- 1,342 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- May 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM CDT
- Contained
- May 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Arson
- County
- Rolette County
- State
- North Dakota
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-NDNDS-40022000AD
- IRWIN identifier
- CE0AF009-A954-48F2-8CA1-0877E30CD2D7
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Belcourt, 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 August 26, 2025 at 5:54 AM CDT. Identifier 2025-NDNDS-40022000AD.