No longer in the daily fire updates. The Needles Fire last appeared in an official report on September 10, 2026, at 6,017 acres and 90% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Needles Fire

Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Sep 10, 2026 (about 1 month ago)
First reported about 6 weeks ago
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Size
6,017 acres
Oct 19, 4:00 PM
Containment
90%
Oct 19, 4:00 PM
+20 percent
was 70% · Sep 10, 5:00 PM
Crew size
30
Oct 19, 4:00 PM
−58
was 88 · Sep 8, 4:00 PM
Money spent
$500,000
Oct 19, 4:00 PM
+$150,000
was $350,000 · Sep 5, 7:00 PM

Needles Fire and other nearby fires

Needles Fire summary

The Needles Fire is a wildfire near Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota. It has burned about 6,017 acres (about 5,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 90% of its edge; the other 10% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 6 weeks ago. About 30 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC.

Size
6,017 acres
Containment
90%
Discovered
September 4, 2026 (first reported about 6 weeks ago)
Cause
Natural

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, September 17th at 3:00 p.m. CDT.

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Who's on it

About 30 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $500,000 has been spent on it so far.

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