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Lookout

Lawrence, SD · Human

This fire is no longer active. It burned 444 acres in Lawrence before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

444

Acres Burned

64

Days Burning

Sep 7, 2026

Discovered

1mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Sep 7 / 40 acresSep 27 / 444 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

8 public land units within 75 miles

Black Hills National Forest

Go

National Forest / SD

38.1 mi

S

Devils Tower National MonumentClosures in effect

Closed

Monument / WY

42.5 mi

W

Black Elk Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / SD

48.8 mi

S

Norbeck Wildlife Preserve National Game Refuge

Go

NCA / SD

51.5 mi

S

Jewel Cave National Monument

Go

Monument / SD

54.1 mi

S

Jewel Cave National Monument

Go

Monument / SD

54.3 mi

S

Wind Cave National Park

Go

National Park / SD

67.8 mi

S

Capitol Rock National Natural Landmark

Go

Monument / MT

73.9 mi

N

Official Park Alerts

Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service

Danger / Devils Tower National Monument

Stage 1 Fire Restrictions

Charcoal fires within enclosed grills are permitted. The use of portable stoves, lanterns using gas, jellied petroleum, pressurized liquid fuel or fully enclosed (sheepherder type) stove in a cleared radius of 15ft of burnable materials are...

Park Closure / Devils Tower National Monument

Campground Closed for the Season

As of October 15, 2026 the campground is closed. The campground will reopen mid May of 2027.

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Lookout update: 444 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 13

Per interagency perimeter data, the Lookout containment moved from 71% to 100%.

IRWIN

Lookout update: 444 acres, 71% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 10

Per interagency perimeter data, the Lookout containment moved from 29% to 71%.

IRWIN

Lookout update: 444 acres, 29% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 9

Per interagency perimeter data, the Lookout containment moved from 0% to 29%.

IRWIN

Lookout update: 444 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 8

Per interagency perimeter data, the Lookout grew 144 acres to 444.

IRWIN

Lookout update: 300 acres

Perimeter data
Sep 8

Per interagency perimeter data, the Lookout grew 260 acres to 300.

IRWIN

Lookout mapped at 40 acres

Perimeter data
Sep 7

Interagency perimeter data shows the Lookout at 40 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Sep 7Now

64 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: 8a700997-cf9b-40c9-923b-d824f9c07320

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