Hellsgale Fire
The Hellsgale Fire burned 5,703 acres in South Dakota, in 1999. It was discovered on October 31, 1999, and contained on November 2, 1999. The cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
- Size
- 5,703 acres
- Discovered
- October 31, 1999
- Contained
- November 2, 1999
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 45.503, -101.421.
The record
- Reported final size
- 5,703 acres
- Discovered
- October 31, 1999, 10:30 a.m. local time
- Contained
- November 2, 1999, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Power generation/transmission/distribution
- State
- South Dakota
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Standing Rock Agency
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-324532
Other large fires in South Dakota in 199912
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faith Fire | 12,000 | Oct 31, 1999 | Human |
| Bullhead Fire | 9,000 | Nov 1, 1999 | Human |
| Pat Peterson Fire | 6,500 | Oct 31, 1999 | Human |
| Joe Till Fire | 5,900 | Oct 31, 1999 | Human |
| Big Crow Fire | 2,475 | Mar 26, 1999 | Human |
| Yellow Bear Fire | 2,000 | Mar 26, 1999 | |
| Fortune Fire | 1,782 | Nov 1, 1999 | Human |
| Can Hill Fire | 1,720 | Nov 7, 1999 | Human |
| Doug Dahl Fire | 1,600 | Nov 6, 1999 | Human |
| Anderson Fire | 1,500 | Nov 7, 1999 | |
| Grass 25 Fire | 1,400 | Apr 14, 1999 | Human |
| Phipps Fire | 1,327 | Nov 7, 1999 | 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.