Lift Station Fire

McLean County, North Dakota · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 31, 2026 (5 days ago)

First reported about 4 months ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	0 acres Sep 3, 9:00 AM	0 acres Sep 5, 2:00 AM	—
Containment	—	—	—
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

Lift Station Fire summary

The Lift Station Fire is a wildfire near McLean County, North Dakota. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported about 4 months ago.

Size: under 1 acre
Containment: Not yet reported
Discovered: April 27, 2026 (first reported about 4 months ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, September 3rd 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

82°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 3 to 7 mph NE · 27% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Tonight

55°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 6 mph E · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

89°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 6 to 22 mph E · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Dry

Friday Night

65°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 10 to 20 mph SE · 12% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

90°F · Sunny

Wind 12 mph SE · 6% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, September 3rd at 9:04 a.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

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 Lift Station Fire

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

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