Pleasant Ridge Fire
The Pleasant Ridge Fire was reported on July 29, 2026 in Perkins County, South Dakota and burned 1,260 acres. It was fully contained on July 31, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,260 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 29, 2026
- Personnel
- 21
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 45.653, -102.330.
The incident
- Size
- 1,260 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 29, 2026 at 2:24 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 31, 2026 at 3:35 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 10 Miles N from Bison, SD
- County
- Perkins County
- State
- South Dakota
- Nearest city reported
- Bison, SD
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 21
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-SDPEX-260774
- IRWIN identifier
- C25F4553-A9C4-438C-8E3B-CB17D8C9B654
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Bison, SD covers the area today.
Nearby
- Bison, SD11 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Lemmon, SD22 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Hettinger, ND28 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Bowman, ND63 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- North Eagle Butte, SD70 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Eagle Butte, SD70 miles southeast 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 September 2, 2026 at 3:36 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-SDPEX-260774.