XU Hill Fire
The XU Hill Fire was reported on August 11, 2026 in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota and burned 1,297 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,297 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2026
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeter mapped August 11, 2026 at 6:31 PM MDT, 2,500 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 43.631, -102.437.
The incident
- Size
- 1,297 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2026 at 4:28 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 12 Miles N from White River Ranger Station, SD
- County
- Oglala Lakota County
- State
- South Dakota
- Nearest city reported
- Rockyford
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $150,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-SDPRA-000130
- IRWIN identifier
- 03EDD376-3393-4938-9193-39C4D274614C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Kyle, SD covers the area today.
Nearby
- Kyle, SD19 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Porcupine, SD28 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Oglala, SD34 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Pine Ridge, SD42 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Box Elder, SD46 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Rapid Valley, SD46 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
South Dakota wildfires today Wildfires of 2026 All current fires
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 27, 2026 at 1:20 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-SDPRA-000130.