Meade County, South Dakota · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
150 acres Aug 10, 6:00 PM
|
457 acres
Aug 10, 7:00 PM
+307 acres
was 150 acres · Aug 10, 6:00 PM
|
+307 acres
in about 1 hour
|
| Containment | — |
50%
Aug 10, 7:00 PM
|
— |
| Crew size | — |
126
Aug 10, 7:00 PM
|
— |
| Money spent | — |
$100,000
Aug 10, 7:00 PM
|
— |
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The Bear Butte Fire is a wildfire near Meade County, South Dakota. It has burned about 457 acres (about 346 football fields). Crews have boxed in 50% of its edge; the other 50% isn't contained yet. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. About 126 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC. We're also tracking 2 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 10th at 7:00 p.m. CDT.
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.
Tonight
63°F · Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Wind 3 to 15 mph SE · 16% chance of rain
Tuesday
91°F · Mostly Sunny then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 3 to 17 mph SE · 24% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
63°F · Partly Cloudy then Areas Of Smoke
Wind 5 to 17 mph SE · 12% chance of rain
Wednesday
84°F · Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 5 to 17 mph E · 58% chance of rain
Wednesday Night
59°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 8 to 17 mph E · 64% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 10th at 7:07 p.m. CDT.
About 126 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $100,000 has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:
Within about 75 miles we're tracking 2 other active fires, closest first:
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