Murphy Fire
The Murphy Fire was reported on April 23, 2026 in Pennington County, South Dakota and burned 423 acres. It was declared out on June 22, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 423 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 23, 2026
- Personnel
- 23
Map
Perimeter mapped June 29, 2026 at 4:20 PM MDT, 275 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 43.869, -103.236.
The incident
- Size
- 423 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 23, 2026 at 12:41 AM MDT
- Contained
- May 3, 2026 at 1:43 PM MDT
- Controlled
- May 26, 2026 at 12:12 PM MDT
- Declared out
- June 22, 2026 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 2 Miles NW from Hermosa, SD
- County
- Pennington County
- State
- South Dakota
- Nearest city reported
- Hermosa
- Protecting agency
- DWF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 23
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $175,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-SDSDS-260286
- IRWIN identifier
- 684F7EE0-3E00-4439-B0C0-995D83788EA1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Colonial Pine Hills, SD covers the area today.
Nearby
- Colonial Pine Hills, SD10 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Rapid Valley, SD14 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Rapid City, SD15 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Box Elder, SD19 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Custer, SD19 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Blackhawk, SD20 miles north of the fire’s origin
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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 June 29, 2026 at 4:20 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-SDSDS-260286.