No longer in the daily fire updates. The Mile Marker 2 Fire last appeared in an official report on July 30, at under 1 acre 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 →

Mile Marker 2 Fire

Sioux County, North Dakota · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 30, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported 2 days ago
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Size
0 acres
Jul 30, 3:00 PM
Containment
Crew size
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Mile Marker 2 Fire and other nearby fires

Mile Marker 2 Fire summary

The Mile Marker 2 Fire is a wildfire near Sioux County, North Dakota. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported 2 days ago.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 28, 2026 (first reported 2 days ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, July 30th at 2:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No forecast is available for this fire's location right now.

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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