South Dakota · incident record
Pleasant Ridge Fire, South Dakota
1,260
Acres reported
—
Contained
—
Acres since yesterday
Last updated · refreshed every 15 minutes from the NIFC WFIGS feed · awareness only — follow local authorities
Update ·
As of Jul 31, 2026, 21:45 UTC, the Pleasant Ridge Fire is no longer listed in the federal active-fire feed at 1,260 acres, in South Dakota.
It was last present in the feed Jul 31, 2026, 21:45 UTC; the largest size reported was 1,260 acres. This page stays up as a record of the incident.
Pleasant Ridge Fire map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire yet; the marker is the reported point of origin.
Key facts
- Size
- 1,260 acres
- Containment
- not reported
- Status
- Not in feed (last seen Jul 31, 2026)
- Discovered
- Jul 29, 2026
- Location
- South Dakota
- Origin point
- 45.6528, -102.3303
- Satellite heat, 24 h
- none matched
Nearest towns
Distances are from the reported point of origin, not from the fire’s edge.
- Lemmon, SD
- Hettinger, ND
- Bowman, ND
- North Eagle Butte, SD
- Bismarck, ND
Other fires nearby
No other wildfires listed within 50 miles right now.
Pleasant Ridge Fire daily history
The largest size and containment reported each UTC day, from our 15-minute archive of the federal feed (first seen Jul 30, 2026, 22:15 UTC).
| Day (UTC) | Reported size | Change | Contained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 1,260 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 1,260 acres | — | — |
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Pleasant Ridge Fire questions, answered from the data
How big is the Pleasant Ridge Fire?
As of Jul 31, 2026, 21:45 UTC, the Pleasant Ridge Fire is reported at 1,260 acres.
Is the Pleasant Ridge Fire contained?
Containment has not been reported for the Pleasant Ridge Fire in the federal feed as of Jul 31, 2026, 21:45 UTC.
Where is the Pleasant Ridge Fire?
The reported point of origin is at 45.6528, -102.3303 in South Dakota. Nearest towns: Lemmon (22 mi N), Hettinger (28 mi NW), Bowman (63 mi NW).
Is the Pleasant Ridge Fire still burning?
It is no longer in the federal active-fire feed; it was last listed Jul 31, 2026, 21:45 UTC. Fires drop out of the feed when the incident is closed or handed to local management, not necessarily when every ember is out.
Where do I find evacuation orders for the Pleasant Ridge Fire?
From the county sheriff and local emergency management, not from this site. Check the official South Dakota sources on our South Dakota page and your county’s alert system. FireRiskHere is for awareness only.
How current is this page?
The numbers come from the National Interagency Fire Center's WFIGS incident feed and the WFIGS perimeter service, refreshed every 15 minutes, plus NASA FIRMS satellite detections hourly. This page was last updated Jul 31, 2026, 21:45 UTC. Acreage and containment are what the incident team reports and can lag by hours.
About this page
This page is generated automatically for every wildfire whose reported size reaches 1,000 acres, from FireRiskHere’s archive of the National Interagency Fire Center’s WFIGS incident feed (captured every 15 minutes), the WFIGS interagency perimeter service, and NASA FIRMS satellite detections. It stays online after the fire is contained as a record of the incident. Nothing here is an official notice — for evacuation orders and road closures follow your county sheriff and local emergency management. How the site works →