Sandoz Fire
The Sandoz Fire burned 2,690 acres in South Dakota, in 1984. MTBS dates its ignition to September 6, 1984.
- Size
- 2,690 acres
- Ignition
- September 6, 1984
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,690 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 43.084, -102.850.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,690 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- September 6, 1984
- State
- South Dakota
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- SD4308410285019840906
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Note on the perimeter
- Offset is completed on logical imagery and remains high There is some moderate on the grass fire due to riparian vegetation
Other large fires in South Dakota in 19841
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wall Fire | 1,266 | Aug 15, 1984 |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.