Duhamel Fire

Pennington County, South Dakota · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 31, 2026 (2 months ago)

First reported about 3 months ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	250 acres Jul 29, 6:00 PM	531 acres Oct 12, 9:00 PM +281 acres was 250 acres · Jul 29, 6:00 PM	+281 acres in 3 months
Containment	50% Jul 30, 3:00 PM	90% Oct 12, 9:00 PM +40 percent was 50% · Jul 30, 3:00 PM	+40 percent in 2 months
Crew size	53 Jul 30, 3:00 PM	2 Oct 12, 9:00 PM −51 was 53 · Jul 30, 3:00 PM	−51 in 2 months
Money spent	—	$250,000 Oct 12, 9:00 PM	—

Duhamel Fire summary

The Duhamel Fire is a wildfire near Pennington County, South Dakota. It has burned about 531 acres (about 402 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 2 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size: 531 acres
Containment: 90%
Discovered: July 29, 2026 (first reported about 3 months ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, July 31st at 4:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

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.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what a specific fire will do.

	Day	Night
This Afternoon	92°F · Haze Wind 10 mph NE · 1% rain Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry	63°F · Haze then Mostly Clear Wind 5 to 10 mph SE · 7% rain Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Saturday	99°F · Sunny Wind 5 to 10 mph SSW · 0% rain Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry	70°F · Mostly Clear Wind 10 to 20 mph S · 0% rain Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Dry
Sunday	108°F · Sunny Wind 10 to 20 mph S · 1% rain Wind: Windy Heat: Very hot Dry	—

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, July 31st at 4:07 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 2 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $250,000 has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.