Bear Butte Fire
The Bear Butte Fire was reported on August 10, 2026 in Meade County, South Dakota and burned 457 acres. It was declared out on August 17, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 457 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 10, 2026
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeter mapped August 10, 2026 at 2:30 PM MDT, 457 acres (gps-walked). Point of origin 44.436, -103.429.
The incident
- Size
- 457 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 10, 2026 at 1:08 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 17, 2026 at 4:11 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 2 Miles E from Sturgis, SD
- County
- Meade County
- State
- South Dakota
- Nearest city reported
- Sturgis, SD
- Protecting agency
- DWF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $150,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-SDSDS-260817
- IRWIN identifier
- FCF0AE8C-59FD-4737-AAB6-B2D390367F8B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Sturgis, 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 August 17, 2026 at 4:25 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-SDSDS-260817.