South Fork Fire

Sioux County, Nebraska · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 29, 2026 (6 days ago)

First reported about 3 months ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	—	39,696 acres Sep 5, 3:00 AM	—
Containment	—	100% Sep 5, 3:00 AM	—
Crew size	—	61 Sep 5, 3:00 AM	—
Money spent	—	$12.5M Sep 5, 3:00 AM	—

South Fork Fire summary

The South Fork Fire is a wildfire near Sioux County, Nebraska. It has burned about 39,696 acres (about 30,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 3 months ago. About 61 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC.

Size: 39,696 acres
Containment: 100%
Discovered: June 9, 2026 (first reported about 3 months ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, August 30th at 9:00 a.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.

Today

87°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 10 to 15 mph WSW · 12% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

56°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 15 mph SW · 8% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

88°F · Partly Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 9% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Monday Night

60°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 27% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Tuesday

83°F · Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph WSW · 40% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 30th at 9:04 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 61 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 2 Incident. About $12 million 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 South Fork Fire

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

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