79 Fire
The 79 Fire was reported on April 11, 2026 in Custer County, South Dakota and burned 5,408 acres. It was declared out on May 8, 2026.
- Size
- 5,408 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 11, 2026
- Personnel
- 46
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeter mapped April 11, 2026 at 10:33 PM MDT, 5,408 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 43.688, -103.249.
The incident
- Size
- 5,408 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 11, 2026 at 11:04 AM MDT
- Contained
- April 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- May 8, 2026 at 10:19 AM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 3 Miles N from Buffalo Gap, SD
- County
- Custer County
- State
- South Dakota
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 46
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $650,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-SDCUX-260232
- IRWIN identifier
- ECF97DC7-65A9-4A29-B498-46F02B6780D3
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from April 11, 2026 (6,000 acres) to April 12, 2026 (5,408 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| April 11, 2026 | 6,000 | |
| April 12, 2026 | 5,408 | -592 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Custer, SD covers the area today.
Nearby
- Custer, SD18 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Hot Springs, SD21 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Colonial Pine Hills, SD22 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Rapid Valley, SD26 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Rapid City, SD27 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Box Elder, SD31 miles north 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 July 22, 2026 at 4:55 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-SDCUX-260232.