No longer in the daily fire updates. The Alice Fire last appeared in an official report on July 28, 2026, at 957 acres and 90% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Alice Fire

Harding County, South Dakota · Wildfire

Started inside the Custer Gallatin National Forest boundary.

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 28, 2026 (3 months ago)
First reported about 3 months ago
Metric Now
Size
957 acres
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+457 acres
was 500 acres · Jul 27, 6:00 PM
Containment
90%
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+70 percent
was 20% · Jul 27, 7:01 PM
Crew size
24
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+2
was 22 · Jul 27, 7:01 PM
Money spent
$300,000
Oct 12, 9:00 PM

Alice Fire and other nearby fires

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Alice Fire summary

The Alice Fire is a wildfire near Harding County, South Dakota. It has burned about 957 acres (about 725 football fields). Crews have boxed in 90% of its edge; the other 10% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 3 months ago. About 24 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size
957 acres
Containment
90%
Discovered
July 26, 2026 (first reported about 3 months ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, July 28th at 11:00 a.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Day Night
Today
96°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 6 to 15 mph NE · 4% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry
66°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 9 to 15 mph SE · 5% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Wednesday
98°F · Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 8 to 16 mph S · 20% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Some rain
65°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 7 to 16 mph S · 51% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely
Thursday
91°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 7 to 13 mph NE · 45% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Some rain
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Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, July 28th at 11:06 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 24 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. About $300,000 has been spent on it so far.

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