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Roper

Benson, ND · Undetermined

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

0%Critical

6

Acres Burned

0

Days Burning

Oct 21, 2026

Discovered

1h ago

Last Update

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Threatened Public Lands

12 public land units within 75 miles

Sullys Hill National Game Preserve

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Wildlife Refuge / ND

1.2 mi

NE

White Horse Hill National Game Preserve

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Wildlife Refuge / ND

1.2 mi

NE

Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / ND

25.4 mi

N

Ramsey County Waterfowl Production Area

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Wildlife Refuge / ND

27.1 mi

NE

Wells County Waterfowl Production Area

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Wildlife Refuge / ND

39.2 mi

SW

Pierce County Waterfowl Production Area

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Wildlife Refuge / ND

45.3 mi

NW

Walsh County Waterfowl Production Area

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Wildlife Refuge / ND

45.3 mi

NE

Towner County Waterfowl Production Area

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Wildlife Refuge / ND

48.5 mi

N

Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / ND

52.4 mi

S

Rock Lake National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / ND

59.5 mi

N

Souris Purchase Unit

Go

National Forest / ND

69.7 mi

NW

Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / ND

69.7 mi

S

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Roper mapped at 6 acres

Perimeter data
Oct 21

Interagency perimeter data shows the Roper at 6 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Oct 21Now

0 days since discovery

Other Fires in ND

1 additional active fire

Teddy Bear

Benson, ND

0 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: 23c72ee5-56b1-4206-a993-fd74c1d6fc5f

Important

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