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Badger

Oglala Lakota, SD

An active fire at 0% containment. Conditions can change quickly. Check closures before traveling to nearby public lands.

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Acres Burned

1

Days Burning

Sep 27, 2026

Discovered

1h ago

Last Update

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Threatened Public Lands

11 public land units within 75 miles

Buffalo Gap National Grassland

Go

National Grassland / SD

35.9 mi

N

Pine Ridge National Recreation Area

Go

Recreation Area / NE

41.3 mi

SW

Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / SD

50.2 mi

E

Badlands National ParkClosures in effect

Closed

National Park / SD

53.4 mi

N

Badlands Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / SD

54.4 mi

N

Wind Cave National Park

Go

National Park / SD

55.9 mi

NW

Oglala National Grassland

Go

National Grassland / NE

55.9 mi

W

Soldier Creek Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / NE

58.3 mi

SW

Norbeck Wildlife Preserve National Game Refuge

Go

NCA / SD

69.3 mi

NW

Black Elk Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / SD

71.3 mi

NW

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument

Go

Monument / NE

74.2 mi

SW

Official Park Alerts

Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service

Park Closure / Badlands National Park

Notch Trail Closure for Repairs

Notch Trail and all areas within 100’ of the designated trail closed while park staff are repairing the section of the Notch trail ladder that has become a safety hazard for hikers.

Timeline

Sep 27Now

1 day since discovery

Other Fires in SD

1 additional active fire

Gilbert

Harding, SD

211 acres

0%

Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: 98361693-686d-48bb-bc4f-29df1efa7731

Important

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