Lemon 2 Fire
The Lemon 2 Fire was reported on April 22, 2026 in Benson County, North Dakota and burned 819 acres. It was declared out on May 11, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 819 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 22, 2026
- Personnel
- 26
Map
Perimeter mapped April 23, 2026 at 11:17 AM CDT, 300 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 47.989, -99.048.
The incident
- Size
- 819 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 22, 2026 at 9:00 PM CDT
- Contained
- April 23, 2026 at 2:00 AM CDT
- Controlled
- April 23, 2026 at 3:00 AM CDT
- Declared out
- May 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 2 Miles NW from Fort Totten, ND
- County
- Benson County
- State
- North Dakota
- Nearest city reported
- Fort Totten
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 26
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $45,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NDFTA-000151
- IRWIN identifier
- 6F9FF006-40E3-4082-AAEA-2BEB215FE03F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fort Totten, ND 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 12, 2026 at 12:22 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-NDFTA-000151.