Needles Fire
The Needles Fire was reported on September 4, 2026 in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota and burned 6,018 acres. It was fully contained on September 17, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 6,018 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 4, 2026
- Personnel
- 14
Radar
Reflectivity now over Needles Fire. Open it to see fires and the fire weather outlook on the map.
Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeter mapped September 4, 2026 at 11:53 AM MDT, 1 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 43.304, -102.311.
The incident
- Size
- 6,018 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 4, 2026 at 11:30 AM MDT
- Contained
- September 17, 2026 at 11:30 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 2 Miles E from Evergreen Community, SD
- County
- Oglala Lakota County
- State
- South Dakota
- Nearest city reported
- Porcupine
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 14
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-SDPRA-000151
- IRWIN identifier
- 314675BC-6F21-45C8-AA0F-CC6BC86F744C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Porcupine, SD covers the area today.
Nearby
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 September 19, 2026 at 9:37 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-SDPRA-000151.