Wildfires of 2000

Pasture 9 Burn Fire

2000Perkins County, South DakotaWildfire

The Pasture 9 Burn Fire burned 3,208 acres in Perkins County, South Dakota, in 2000. It was discovered on September 17, 2000, and contained on September 17, 2000. The cause was recorded as natural.

Size
3,208 acres
Discovered
September 17, 2000
Contained
September 17, 2000
Cause
Natural

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 45.686, -102.081.

The record

Reported final size
3,208 acres
Discovered
September 17, 2000, 10:00 a.m. local time
Contained
September 17, 2000, 7:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Natural
State
South Dakota
County
Perkins County
Land ownership at origin
Forest Service
Reporting unit
Dakota Prairie National Grasslands
Agency
Forest Service
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
FS-361818

Other large fires in South Dakota in 200012

FireAcresStartCause
Jasper Fire83,508Aug 24, 2000Human
Houck Ranch Fire35,000Sep 17, 2000Natural
Hayes Fire25,000Sep 17, 2000Natural
Trible Fire12,000Oct 21, 2000Human
Warbonnet Fire11,242Sep 5, 2000Natural
Decker Fire10,226Sep 17, 2000Natural
Geno H Fire9,431Oct 19, 2000Human
Pepper Cr Fire8,599Sep 2, 2000Natural
Flagpole Mountain Fire7,386Aug 11, 2000Natural
Lickiny Fire6,500Feb 8, 2000Human
No Flesh Fire5,700Sep 12, 2000Human
Ftmanuel Fire5,300Sep 19, 2000Human

Every fire of 2000 South Dakota fire history

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.