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Benson, ND · Human

This fire is no longer active. It burned 10 acres in Benson before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

10

Acres Burned

98

Days Burning

Aug 5, 2026

Discovered

3mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 0%
Aug 5 / 10 acresAug 13 / 10 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Sullys Hill National Game Preserve

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Wildlife Refuge / ND

7.6 mi

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White Horse Hill National Game Preserve

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7.6 mi

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Ramsey County Waterfowl Production Area

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Wildlife Refuge / ND

23.8 mi

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Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / ND

28.9 mi

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Walsh County Waterfowl Production Area

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Wildlife Refuge / ND

40.1 mi

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Wells County Waterfowl Production Area

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Wildlife Refuge / ND

45.5 mi

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Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / ND

51.1 mi

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Towner County Waterfowl Production Area

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Wildlife Refuge / ND

51.1 mi

N

Pierce County Waterfowl Production Area

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Wildlife Refuge / ND

52.9 mi

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Rock Lake National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / ND

62.1 mi

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Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / ND

71.3 mi

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Stutsman County Waterfowl Production Area

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Wildlife Refuge / ND

71.4 mi

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Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Skip mapped at 10 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 5

Interagency perimeter data shows the Skip at 10 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 5Now

98 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: ba22e7f3-ef8e-4f38-bbc7-8fb3f3112f5e

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