No longer in the daily fire updates. The Bigly Fire last appeared in an official report on August 4, 2026, at 13 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 →

Bigly Fire

Pennington County, South Dakota · Wildfire

Started inside the Black Hills National Forest boundary.

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 4, 2026 (2 months ago)
First reported about 3 months ago
Metric Now
Size
13 acres
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+3 acres
was 10 acres · Aug 1, 10:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Bigly Fire and other nearby fires

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Bigly Fire summary

The Bigly Fire is a wildfire near Pennington County, South Dakota. It has burned about 13 acres (about 10 football fields). It was first reported about 3 months ago.

Size
13 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 30, 2026 (first reported about 3 months ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 4th at 4:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Day Night
This Afternoon
68°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 6 mph SE · 3% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
46°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 6 mph SW · 19% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Wednesday
76°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 3 to 7 mph S · 8% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry
53°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 5 mph S · 0% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Thursday
87°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 8 mph N · 5% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry
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Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 4th at 4:05 p.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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