Wildfires in Dewey County

South Dakota

Fire-weather risk today

Very low

tomorrow: Very low · rising ↑

Fires in 2026

34 total since 2026

Area burned 2026

140 ha

from official WFIGS perimeters

Air quality now

Fair

EAQI 21· PM2.5 0.9 µg/m³ · includes wildfire smoke

Fire-weather and air-quality figures are modelled at state level (cell-45:-101) — 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.

Fire history

NH Playground · Wildfire 14/09/2026· 164 h › Route 2 · Wildfire 25/08/2026· 110 ha· 76 h › Green Grass Creek · Wildfire 23/08/2026· 16.0 ha· 646 h › Lone Spot · Wildfire 12/08/2026· 938 h › East Rudy · Wildfire 12/08/2026· 953 h › Easthawkave · Wildfire 10/08/2026· 79 h › Hay Bill · Wildfire 04/08/2026· 1051 h › South VE · Wildfire 28/07/2026· 1245 h › TL Lightning 03 · Wildfire 28/07/2026· 1200 h › Corral · Wildfire 28/07/2026· 95 h › TL Lightning 02 · Wildfire 28/07/2026· 1200 h › Corral Creek · Wildfire 28/07/2026· 100 h › Little Willow Creek · Wildfire 28/07/2026· 1750 h › Parker Creek · Wildfire 28/07/2026· 95 h › RU 64 · Wildfire 27/07/2026· 1749 h › Summer Pasture · Wildfire 27/07/2026· 106 h › Shack 26 · Wildfire 22/07/2026· 1461 h › Cornfield 3 · Wildfire 21/07/2026· 1897 h › 2 Mile · Wildfire 21/07/2026· 1465 h › Fox Ridge 26 · Wildfire 21/07/2026· 1898 h ›

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.