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Xu Hill

Oglala Lakota, SD · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 1,297 acres in Oglala Lakota before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

1,297

Acres Burned

91

Days Burning

Aug 11, 2026

Discovered

2mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Aug 12 / 100 acresSep 10 / 1,297 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

10 public land units within 75 miles

Badlands National Park

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National Park / SD

14.4 mi

NE

Badlands Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / SD

15 mi

NE

Buffalo Gap National Grassland

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National Grassland / SD

17.7 mi

W

Wind Cave National Park

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National Park / SD

50.3 mi

W

Norbeck Wildlife Preserve National Game Refuge

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NCA / SD

54.6 mi

W

Black Elk Wilderness

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Wilderness / SD

55 mi

W

Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / SD

56.5 mi

SE

Black Hills National Forest

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National Forest / SD

69 mi

W

Jewel Cave National Monument

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Monument / SD

69.9 mi

W

Jewel Cave National Monument

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Monument / SD

70.7 mi

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Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

XU Hill update: 1,297 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 27

Per interagency perimeter data, the XU Hill containment moved from 95% to 100%.

IRWIN

XU Hill update: 1,297 acres, 95% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 20

Per interagency perimeter data, the XU Hill containment moved from 90% to 95%.

IRWIN

XU Hill update: 1,297 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 13

Per interagency perimeter data, the XU Hill containment moved from 10% to 90%.

IRWIN

XU Hill update: 1,297 acres, 10% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 13

Per interagency perimeter data, the XU Hill was remapped 1,203 acres lower to 1,297.

IRWIN

XU Hill update: 2,500 acres, 10% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 12

Per interagency perimeter data, the XU Hill grew 2,400 acres to 2,500.

IRWIN

XU Hill mapped at 100 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 12

Interagency perimeter data shows the XU Hill at 100 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 11Now

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: 03edd376-3393-4938-9193-39c4d274614c

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