Deer Fire
The Deer Fire was reported on March 12, 2026 in Custer County, South Dakota and burned 428 acres. It was declared out on June 3, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 428 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- March 12, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped June 7, 2026 at 2:25 PM MDT, 248 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 43.731, -103.568.
The incident
- Size
- 428 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- March 12, 2026 at 2:21 PM MDT
- Contained
- June 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- June 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Custer County
- State
- South Dakota
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-SDBKF-260146
- IRWIN identifier
- 23E38215-A7E5-4A70-9DAC-3905DBA77CD5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Custer, SD covers the area today.
Nearby
- Custer, SD3 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Hot Springs, SD21 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Colonial Pine Hills, SD23 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Rapid City, SD29 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Rapid Valley, SD31 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Blackhawk, SD32 miles northeast 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 12, 2026 at 10:35 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-SDBKF-260146.