Guide Fire
The Guide Fire was reported on May 2, 2026 in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota and burned 1,104 acres. It was fully contained on May 6, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,104 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 2, 2026
- Personnel
- 27
Map
Perimeter mapped May 2, 2026 at 4:52 PM MDT, 50 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 43.267, -102.905.
The incident
- Size
- 1,104 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 2, 2026 at 3:18 PM MDT
- Contained
- May 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined (remarks required), Under investigation
- Location
- 5 Miles N from Loneman, SD
- County
- Oglala Lakota County
- State
- South Dakota
- Nearest city reported
- LONEMAN
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 27
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $30,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-SDPRA-000066
- IRWIN identifier
- 6E4F42DF-6466-47B0-BCB6-9B37A461256A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Oglala, 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 7, 2026 at 5:44 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-SDPRA-000066.