South Fork Fire
The South Fork Fire was reported on June 9, 2026 in Sioux County, Nebraska and burned 39,696 acres. It was declared out on August 5, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 39,696 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 9, 2026
- Personnel
- 61
Map
Perimeter mapped September 14, 2026 at 11:22 AM MDT, 39,696 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 42.659, -103.638.
The incident
- Size
- 39,696 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 9, 2026 at 4:42 PM MDT
- Contained
- June 24, 2026 at 8:30 AM MDT
- Controlled
- July 7, 2026 at 3:35 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 5, 2026 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 12 Miles W from Crawford, NE
- County
- Sioux County
- State
- Nebraska
- Nearest city reported
- Crawford
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 61
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $12,470,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NENBF-260530
- IRWIN identifier
- 979B5387-72FA-480B-BD4F-CDE2C4FE9ED3
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 10, 2026 (15,830 acres) to September 14, 2026 (39,696 acres). The largest one-day growth was 9,706 acres, mapped June 12, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2026 | 15,830 | |
| June 11, 2026 | 23,112 | +7,282 |
| June 12, 2026 | 32,818 | +9,706 |
| June 14, 2026 | 38,914 | +6,096 |
| June 15, 2026 | 39,057 | +143 |
| September 14, 2026 | 39,696 | +639 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Crawford, NE covers the area today.
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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 14, 2026 at 11:22 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-NENBF-260530.