Pleasant Ridge Fire

Perkins County, South Dakota · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 30, 2026 (about 2 months ago)

First reported about 7 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	—	1,260 acres Sep 13, 11:00 PM	—
Containment	—	90% Sep 13, 11:00 PM	—
Crew size	—	56 Sep 13, 11:00 PM	—
Money spent	—	$5,000 Sep 13, 11:00 PM	—

Pleasant Ridge Fire summary

The Pleasant Ridge Fire is a wildfire near Perkins County, South Dakota. It has burned about 1,260 acres (about 955 football fields). Crews have boxed in 90% of its edge; the other 10% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 56 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size: 1,260 acres
Containment: 90%
Discovered: July 29, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks 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 this fire will do.

This Afternoon

89°F · Haze

Wind 5 mph NE · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

59°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 5 mph SE · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

97°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 15 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Saturday Night

66°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 16 mph SE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

102°F · Sunny

Wind 10 to 14 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, July 31st at 4:08 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 56 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. About $5,000 has been spent on it so far.

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

Where to get live updates

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to Pleasant Ridge Fire

No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.

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