Sand Creek Fire
The Sand Creek Fire was reported on August 4, 2026 in Emmons County, North Dakota and burned 360 acres. It was fully contained on August 4, 2026.
- Size
- 360 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 4, 2026
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 46.333, -100.341.
The incident
- Size
- 360 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 4, 2026 at 3:30 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 4, 2026 at 10:00 PM CDT
- Controlled
- August 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Emmons County
- State
- North Dakota
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NDNDS-000652
- IRWIN identifier
- AD5F8DCC-22C3-483C-A611-4E5B50C316E8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Linton, ND 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 August 5, 2026 at 11:10 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-NDNDS-000652.