Moreau River Fire
The Moreau River Fire was reported on March 12, 2026 in Dewey County, South Dakota and burned 991 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 991 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 12, 2026
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2026 at 4:45 PM MDT, 991 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 45.178, -101.229.
The incident
- Size
- 991 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 1 Miles E from Green Grass, SD
- County
- Dewey County
- State
- South Dakota
- Nearest city reported
- Green Grass, SD
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $11,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-SDCRA-000008
- IRWIN identifier
- D635DDDA-6BA8-4C00-9D6F-6AC09D16E884
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for North Eagle Butte, SD covers the area today.
Nearby
- North Eagle Butte, SD12 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Eagle Butte, SD12 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Mobridge, SD46 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Gettysburg, SD63 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Lemmon, SD69 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Pierre, SD71 miles southeast 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 17, 2026 at 3:26 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-SDCRA-000008.