Deckert
Oglala Lakota, SD · Natural
This fire is no longer active. It burned 191 acres in Oglala Lakota before dropping off the national incident feed.
191
Acres Burned
91
Days Burning
Aug 11, 2026
Discovered
2mo ago
Last Update
Growth
No growth in the last day, containment at 0%Public Lands Nearby
8 public land units within 75 miles
Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge
GoWildlife Refuge / SD
34.1 mi
E
Buffalo Gap National Grassland
GoNational Grassland / SD
35.2 mi
NW
Badlands National Park
GoNational Park / SD
38.6 mi
N
Badlands Wilderness Area
GoWilderness / SD
40.2 mi
N
Pine Ridge National Recreation Area
GoRecreation Area / NE
63 mi
SW
Wind Cave National Park
GoNational Park / SD
64.9 mi
W
Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest
GoNational Forest / NE
70.8 mi
SE
Norbeck Wildlife Preserve National Game Refuge
GoNCA / SD
74.6 mi
NW
Situation Updates
Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data
Deckert update: 191 acres
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Deckert grew 26 acres to 191.
IRWINDeckert update: 165 acres
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Deckert grew 65 acres to 165.
IRWINDeckert mapped at 100 acres
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the Deckert at 100 acres.
IRWINTimeline
91 days since discovery
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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: 69b94d24-c4a3-4545-b7c2-5de2982af64c
Important
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