Driveshaft Fire
The Driveshaft Fire was reported on February 26, 2026 in Perkins County, South Dakota and burned 404 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 404 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 26, 2026
- Personnel
- 46
Map
Perimeter mapped February 27, 2026 at 4:25 PM MST, 404 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 45.443, -102.039.
The incident
- Size
- 404 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 26, 2026 at 3:30 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 4 Miles W from Glad Valley, SD
- County
- Perkins County
- State
- South Dakota
- Nearest city reported
- West of Glad Valley SD
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 46
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $9,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-SDCRA-000004
- IRWIN identifier
- F900FFCD-D8F1-4865-B229-557B8409CA77
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Bison, SD covers the area today.
Nearby
- Bison, SD21 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Lemmon, SD35 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Hettinger, ND48 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- North Eagle Butte, SD50 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Eagle Butte, SD50 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Mobridge, SD78 miles east of the fire’s origin
South Dakota wildfires today Wildfires of 2026 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated March 2, 2026 at 8:41 AM MST. Identifier 2026-SDCRA-000004.