Piyawiconi Fire
The Piyawiconi Fire burned 3,500 acres in South Dakota, in 1992. It was discovered on October 25, 1992, and contained on October 25, 1992. The cause was recorded as misuse of fire by a minor.
- Size
- 3,500 acres
- Discovered
- October 25, 1992
- Contained
- October 25, 1992
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,158 acres. Point of origin as reported, 43.367, -102.334.
The record
- Reported final size
- 3,500 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,158 acres
- Discovered
- October 25, 1992, 2:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- October 25, 1992, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Misuse of fire by a minor
- State
- South Dakota
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Pine Ridge Agency
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- SD4333410224319921025
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- W-311570
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in South Dakota in 19927
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Underwood Fire | 33,000 | Oct 22, 1992 | Human |
| Whiteriver Fire | 5,970 | Sep 26, 1992 | Human |
| Hermosa Fire | 3,734 | Oct 13, 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
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. 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.