Bauman Fire
The Bauman Fire was reported on April 22, 2026 in Jackson County, South Dakota and burned 3,178 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,178 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 22, 2026
- Personnel
- 48
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped April 23, 2026 at 10:14 AM MDT, 1,000 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 43.631, -101.395.
The incident
- Size
- 3,178 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 22, 2026 at 7:15 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 12 Miles E from Wanblee, SD
- County
- Jackson County
- State
- South Dakota
- Nearest city reported
- Wanblee
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 48
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $300,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-SDPRA-000058
- IRWIN identifier
- 174BF2A2-2640-4A6D-8CE9-617B06722F3A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Wanblee, 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 May 4, 2026 at 5:15 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-SDPRA-000058.