Rancher Fire
The Rancher Fire was reported on August 11, 2026 in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota and burned 504 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 504 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2026
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeter mapped August 12, 2026 at 2:15 PM MDT, 1,000 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 43.320, -102.337.
The incident
- Size
- 504 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2026 at 6:15 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 2 Miles E from Evergreen, SD
- County
- Oglala Lakota County
- State
- South Dakota
- Nearest city reported
- Porcupine
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $250,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-SDPRA-000134
- IRWIN identifier
- 38C5C8BC-0931-4C94-AF79-6F56B6F91026
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 13, 2026 (1,000 acres) to August 19, 2026 (1,000 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 13, 2026 | 1,000 | |
| August 16, 2026 | 1,000 | 0 |
| August 18, 2026 | 1,000 | 0 |
| August 19, 2026 | 1,000 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Porcupine, SD 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 September 1, 2026 at 8:23 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-SDPRA-000134.