New Underwood Fire
The New Underwood Fire burned 33,000 acres in South Dakota, in 1992. It was discovered on October 22, 1992. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 33,000 acres
- Discovered
- October 22, 1992
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 44.038, -103.030.
The record
- Reported final size
- 33,000 acres
- Discovered
- October 22, 1992
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- South Dakota
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SD_196
Other large fires in South Dakota in 19927
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteriver Fire | 5,970 | Sep 26, 1992 | Human |
| Hermosa Fire | 3,734 | Oct 13, 1992 | Human |
| Piyawiconi Fire | 3,500 | Oct 25, 1992 | Human |
| Bitter Creek Fire | 2,443 | Oct 20, 1992 | Human |
| Ridge Runn Fire | 1,705 | Oct 22, 1992 | Human |
| Spring Lk Fire | 1,435 | Apr 30, 1992 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 948 | Mar 25, 1992 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. 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.