Rodeo 1 Fire

Benson County, North Dakota · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Jul 22, 2026 (about 3 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Last report Now Change
Size
1 acres
Jul 22, 11:00 AM
1 acres
Jul 22, 11:00 AM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

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Rodeo 1 Fire summary

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The Rodeo 1 Fire is a wildfire near Benson County, North Dakota. It has burned about 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.

Size
1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 22, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, July 22nd at 11:00 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

81°F · Sunny

Wind 8 mph W · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

61°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 5 to 12 mph S · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

88°F · Sunny

Wind 12 to 16 mph SSW · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Thursday Night

67°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 10 to 18 mph SSW · 12% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

93°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 18 to 22 mph SSW · 36% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Hot Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, July 22nd at 11:06 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

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