Wildfires in Buffalo County
South Dakota
Fire-weather risk today
Very high
tomorrow: Very high · rising ↑
Fires in 2026
2
2 total since 2026
Area burned 2026
—
from official WFIGS perimeters
Air quality now
Fair
EAQI 29· PM2.5 2.5 µg/m³ · includes wildfire smoke
Fire-weather and air-quality figures are modelled at state level (South Dakota) — not per county. Fire counts, perimeters and areas below are per county, from official records.
Fires by year
First season on record — year-over-year comparisons appear as we accumulate history.
Active fires now
East Wind ›Fire history
East Wind · Wildfire › Road · Wildfire ›Incident records from NIFC/WFIGS (public domain). Fire-weather risk is our own estimate (Canadian FWI on Open-Meteo forecasts), not an official warning — for those see your National Weather Service office. In an emergency call 911.