No longer in the daily fire updates. The Boeckel Fire last appeared in an official report on August 19, 2026, at 94 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 →

Boeckel Fire

Mercer County, North Dakota · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 19, 2026 (2 months ago)

First reported about 3 months ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	—	94 acres Oct 22, 9:00 AM	—
Containment	—	—	—
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

Boeckel Fire and other nearby fires

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Boeckel Fire summary

The Boeckel Fire is a wildfire near Mercer County, North Dakota. It has burned about 94 acres (about 71 football fields). It was first reported about 3 months ago.

Size: 94 acres
Containment: Not yet reported
Discovered: August 7, 2026 (first reported about 3 months ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 27th at 12:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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	Day	Night
Today	85°F · Sunny Wind 9 mph SE · 0% rain Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry	55°F · Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms Wind 8 to 13 mph SE · 19% rain Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Friday	86°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms Wind 12 to 15 mph SE · 23% rain Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain	56°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms Wind 2 to 12 mph SE · 21% rain Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain
Saturday	85°F · Chance Rain Showers Wind 1 to 8 mph NE · 33% rain Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain	—

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 27th at 12:02 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.

Where to get live updates

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→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

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