Boxes Fire

Eddy County, North Dakota · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 13, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
1 acres
Aug 13, 4:00 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Boxes Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 Where this fire started Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Boxes Fire summary

The Boxes Fire is a wildfire near Eddy County, North Dakota. It has burned about 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 4 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 13, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 13th at 4:00 p.m. CDT.

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

80°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 12 mph E · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

59°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 13 mph E · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

78°F · Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers

Wind 16 mph ESE · 26% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Friday Night

61°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 8 to 16 mph SE · 37% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Saturday

75°F · Chance Rain Showers

Wind 8 to 20 mph W · 40% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 13th at 4:07 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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Nearby fires to Boxes Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 4 other active fires, closest first:

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