Fairpoint Fire

Meade County, South Dakota · Wildfire

Contained Official numbers updated Sep 23, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported about 2 months ago
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Size
510 acres
Sep 23, 2:00 PM
Containment
100%
Sep 23, 2:00 PM
Crew size
42
Sep 23, 2:00 PM
Money spent
$25,000
Sep 23, 2:00 PM

Fairpoint Fire and other nearby fires

Fairpoint Fire summary

The Fairpoint Fire is a wildfire near Meade County, South Dakota. It has burned about 510 acres (about 386 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 2 months ago. About 42 people are on it, run by a Type 5 IC.

Size
510 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
July 25, 2026 (first reported about 2 months ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, September 23rd at 2:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Who's on it

About 42 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 5 IC. The government rates it a Type 5 Incident. About $25,000 has been spent on it so far.

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