War Creek Fire
The War Creek Fire was reported on July 26, 2025 in Jones County, South Dakota and burned 2,602 acres. It was declared out on September 1, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,602 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 26, 2025
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeter mapped October 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM CDT, 2,602 acres (gps-unknown travel method). Point of origin 44.143, -100.407.
The incident
- Size
- 2,602 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM CDT
- Contained
- July 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM CDT
- Controlled
- August 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM CDT
- Declared out
- September 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 15 Miles S from Ft. Pierre, SD
- County
- Jones County
- State
- South Dakota
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $90,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-SDJOX-250862
- IRWIN identifier
- 57B982EB-0034-473A-AF2C-02E24E8A2338
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 28, 2025 (2,250 acres) to October 14, 2025 (2,602 acres). The largest one-day growth was 352 acres, mapped October 14, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 28, 2025 | 2,250 | |
| October 14, 2025 | 2,602 | +352 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fort Pierre, 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 3:47 PM CDT. Identifier 2025-SDJOX-250862.