No longer in the daily fire updates. The Carroll Creek Fire last appeared in an official report on August 18, at under 1 acre 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 →

Carroll Creek Fire

Custer County, South Dakota · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 18, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Aug 17, 9:01 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Carroll Creek Fire and other nearby fires

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

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Carroll Creek Fire summary

The Carroll Creek Fire is a wildfire near Custer County, South Dakota. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 17, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 17th at 8:01 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.

Tonight

54°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 3 mph N · 26% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Tuesday

77°F · Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 3 mph NW · 32% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Tuesday Night

52°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 3 mph N · 51% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Wednesday

80°F · Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 mph NW · 22% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Wednesday Night

54°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 3 mph NW · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 17th at 8:05 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.

Where to get live updates

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