Needles Fire
No longer in current feed
Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota · Discovered September 4, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 52 days ago
Needles Fire
The Needles Fire fire has burned 6,018 acres in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota. It is no longer in the current official feed, so the figures on this page reflect the last data reported. Crews have fully contained the fire. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 31). 14 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Needles Fire size over time
10 official size readingsGrew from 1 to 6,018 acres across these reports.
Acreage as reported by the official incident feed, recorded by Fire Nearby each time it changes. Hover or tap the chart for each reading.
Follow the Needles Fire from your Lock Screen
Track the Needles Fire with a Live Activity, see size and containment change as officials report it, and get alerted if an evacuation order reaches your address.
- Lock Screen tracking
- Evacuation order alerts
- Live perimeter map
Scan with your iPhone camera
Is there a fire near me?
Enter any US or Canadian address or town for an instant risk report: nearby fires, wind, smoke, air quality, and evacuation alerts.
Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Red Flag Warning in effect for the fire area
32 days ago · October 9, 2026Red Flag Warning in effect for the fire area
32 days ago · October 9, 2026Red Flag Warning in effect for the fire area
32 days ago · October 9, 2026Fire reported 100% contained
52 days ago · September 19, 2026Containment rose to 100%
54 days ago · September 17, 2026Containment rose to 90%
61 days ago · September 10, 2026Containment rose to 70%
62 days ago · September 9, 2026Containment rose to 60%
63 days ago · September 8, 2026Containment rose to 45%
64 days ago · September 7, 2026Grew 2,018 acres in 2 hours to 6,018 acres
66 days ago · September 6, 2026Containment rose to 30%
66 days ago · September 6, 2026Grew 3,040 acres in 26 hours to 4,000 acres
66 days ago · September 6, 2026New perimeter mapped at 1 acres (national perimeter feed)
66 days ago · September 6, 2026Containment dropped to 0% (from 100%)
67 days ago · September 4, 2026Grew 959 acres in 4 hours to 960 acres
67 days ago · September 4, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 1 acres
67 days ago · September 4, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/17/2026, 8:35:42 PM | 6,018 acres | 100% |
| 9/10/2026, 10:32:17 PM | 6,018 acres | 90% |
| 9/9/2026, 10:26:29 PM | 6,018 acres | 70% |
| 9/8/2026, 9:26:27 PM | 6,018 acres | 60% |
| 9/7/2026, 9:55:54 PM | 6,018 acres | 45% |
| 9/6/2026, 2:20:33 AM | 6,018 acres | 30% |
| 9/6/2026, 12:25:34 AM | 4,000 acres | 30% |
| 9/4/2026, 11:42:35 PM | 960 acres | 0% |
| 9/4/2026, 10:03:55 PM | 960 acres | - |
| 9/4/2026, 5:58:54 PM | 1.0 acres | - |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
Fire Nearby aggregates official incident data and shows exactly when each value was last updated. For evacuation decisions, always follow instructions from local emergency officials and check county emergency management channels.