Lemon Fire
The Lemon Fire was reported on April 22, 2026 in Benson County, North Dakota and burned 203 acres. It was declared out on May 11, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 203 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- April 22, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped April 22, 2026 at 4:07 PM CDT, 150 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 48.000, -99.052.
The incident
- Size
- 203 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- April 22, 2026 at 3:45 PM CDT
- Contained
- April 23, 2026 at 9:00 AM CDT
- Controlled
- April 23, 2026 at 9:30 AM CDT
- Declared out
- May 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Benson County
- State
- North Dakota
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NDFTA-000143
- IRWIN identifier
- A059F49A-0839-4206-A6EE-A81284955DC2
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 12:21 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-NDFTA-000143.