Vialiant Fire
The Vialiant Fire burned 3,100 acres in South Dakota, in 1998. It was discovered on September 8, 1998. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 3,100 acres
- Discovered
- September 8, 1998
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 44.079, -103.236.
The record
- Reported final size
- 3,100 acres
- Discovered
- September 8, 1998
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- South Dakota
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Philip Volunteer Fire Department
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SDVFD_490
Other large fires in South Dakota in 19981
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Fire | 1,155 | Nov 24, 1998 | 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.