Thomas Ranch Fire
The Thomas Ranch Fire was reported on April 22, 2026 in Sully County, South Dakota and burned 1,800 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 1,800 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 22, 2026
- Personnel
- 21
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped April 24, 2026 at 3:23 PM CDT, 1,800 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 44.650, -99.736.
The incident
- Size
- 1,800 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 22, 2026 at 3:30 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 8 Miles N from Harrold, SD
- County
- Sully County
- State
- South Dakota
- Nearest city reported
- Harrold
- 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
- $80,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-SDSUX-260297
- IRWIN identifier
- 77139D6F-95F2-491F-9F5B-E31B5BB6BFA0
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Onida, 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 April 24, 2026 at 3:23 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-SDSUX-260297.