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Mato Zi

Oglala Lakota, SD · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 5 acres in Oglala Lakota before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

5

Acres Burned

90

Days Burning

Aug 12, 2026

Discovered

2mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 0%
Aug 12 / 30 acresAug 19 / 5 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

7 public land units within 75 miles

Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / SD

30.6 mi

SE

Badlands National Park

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National Park / SD

34.9 mi

N

Badlands Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / SD

36.7 mi

N

Buffalo Gap National Grassland

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National Grassland / SD

37.5 mi

NW

Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest

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National Forest / NE

68.6 mi

SE

Wind Cave National Park

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National Park / SD

68.9 mi

W

Pine Ridge National Recreation Area

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Recreation Area / NE

70.4 mi

SW

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Mato Zi update: 5 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 17

Per interagency perimeter data, the Mato Zi was remapped 25 acres lower to 5.

IRWIN

Mato Zi mapped at 30 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 12

Interagency perimeter data shows the Mato Zi at 30 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 12Now

90 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: fcec53ed-34a3-4287-84e4-39bb15977a65

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