Cedar River
ACRES BURNED
8960
STATE
North Dakota
ORIGIN COUNTY
Adamscontainment
80%
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46.1366074617388, -102.163010344376
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2025-04-10
TIMELINE
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April 10
Detected
April 11
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Incident Data
CAUSE
Undetermined
BEHAVIOR
MinimalNearest CITY
HettingerPRIMARY FUEL TYPE?
Tall Grass (2.5 feet)Description
23 miles NE of Hettinger, ND.
Response
Lead Protecting AGENCY
SFS
TOTAL PERSONNEL
60
DISPATCH CENTER
Miles City Dispatch CenterPROPERTY OWNERSHIP
Private
(Private)
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2025-04-14 08:01:11.4850512025-04-14 08:01:11.485051
**Start Date/Time/Location** The Cedar River Fire started on April 9, 2025, at 1:10 p.m., approximately 13 miles due north of Lemmon, South Dakota, in Adams County, North Dakota[1][2][5]. **Size and Containment** As of April 11, 2025, the fire has burned 8,730 acres and is 90% contained[1][2][3]. **Growth and Rate of Spread** The fire rapidly spread due to high winds, with gusts recorded at 39 miles per hour in Lemmon. It was eight to nine miles long and two miles wide in some areas. The forward progress of the fire was stopped at the Cedar River by 6:05 p.m. on the day it started[1][2]. **Containment Efforts** Multiple fire departments from both North Dakota and South Dakota, along with the North Dakota State Forest Service Fire Task Force, have been involved in the response. Controlled burns were conducted to prevent future fire spread as winds changed directions[1][2].
Citations
['https://www.tsln.com/news/cedar-river-fire/', 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uYUIYYYdOI', 'https://zoom.earth/fires/us-nd-cedar-river-fire/', 'https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf', 'https://kbhbradio.com/large-grass-fire-being-fought-in-northern-south-dakota/']
