No longer in the daily fire updates. The Bender Ridge Fire last appeared in an official report on July 28, 2026, at 48 acres with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Bender Ridge Fire

Custer County, South Dakota · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 28, 2026 (3 months ago)
First reported about 3 months ago
Metric Now
Size
48 acres
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+18 acres
was 30 acres · Jul 28, 10:00 AM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Bender Ridge Fire and other nearby fires

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Bender Ridge Fire summary

The Bender Ridge Fire is a wildfire near Custer County, South Dakota. It has burned about 48 acres (about 36 football fields). It was first reported about 3 months ago.

Size
48 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 27, 2026 (first reported about 3 months ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 1st at 9:00 a.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

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Day Night
Today
97°F · Sunny
Wind 6 to 13 mph S · 0% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry
71°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 10 to 15 mph S · 0% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Sunday
104°F · Sunny
Wind 10 to 15 mph SE · 0% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry
70°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 8 to 14 mph NW · 2% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Monday
85°F · Sunny
Wind 17 to 26 mph N · 0% rain
Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Dry
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Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 1st at 9:04 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

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