BIA - Forestry & Wildland Fire Management - Pine Ridge Agency

06/22/2026

There is a Wildfire Prevention Team in the area for the next week. They are putting out information on firework safety, arson, and other causes of wildfire in the communities. The team was in Oglala today and will be heading to Manderson tomorrow.

06/20/2026

We’ve had a 12 person camp crew assigned to support the South Fork Fire near Crawford, Nebraska. The fire has been moved to 90% contained and the crew is working on a smooth glide path for local resources to reassume operations. The Camp Crew has been working for Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 2.

06/15/2026

06/12/2026

USWFS has two air quality monitors set up. The live data at https://www.purpleair.com/map. There is live data also being taken from the Wacipi Grounds. Oglala Sioux Tribe - OSTOglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public SafetyOST Emergency Management.

06/12/2026

We would like to acknowledge Lenny Brewer for his 38 years of dedicated service. Len's commitment to wildfire suppression and fuels management is evident throughout the reservation through the establishment of permanent fuel breaks. His expertise as a Heavy Equipment Operator will be a challenge to replace.

05/11/2026

There is a Red Flag Warning in effect for the Pine Ridge Reservation.

04/12/2026

Red flag warning in effect today April 12.

04/11/2026

The incident command from the 79 Fire 2026 has its own page and is updating please use the link https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61570720881084.

Official Fire Information for 79 Fire 2026; located 2 miles west of Fairburn, Custer County, SD.

04/11/2026

We are tracking the progress of suppression efforts on 79 Fire West of Pine Ridge. The smoke column will be visible from the reservation but at this time there is no threat to the reservation. We have resource prepositioned and aircraft is en route to support suppression efforts. Please do not report this smoke column.

03/27/2026

Resources have contained 45% as of yesterday’s update. They will continue to improve containment throughout the day.

The agency is aware and tracking progress on the fire near Gordon, NE.

Smoke will still be visible in the area, please use caution in the area. Fire has been mapped at 450 acres.

If looking for active fires in the area download the “Watchduty” app.

Resources are stretched thin nationally already. Please watch your ignition sources whether it is vehicles , ashes, unsupervised children, fireworks or tool use. There is a burn ban in effect.