Warbonnet Fire
The Warbonnet Fire burned 11,242 acres in South Dakota, in 2000. It was discovered on September 5, 2000, and contained on September 11, 2000. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 11,242 acres
- Discovered
- September 5, 2000
- Contained
- September 11, 2000
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 11,231 acres. Point of origin as reported, 42.922, -103.923.
The record
- Reported final size
- 11,242 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 11,231 acres
- Discovered
- September 5, 2000, 5:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- September 11, 2000, 12:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- South Dakota
- Reporting unit
- Nebraska National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Part of
- Deadman Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-361799
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 200012
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper Fire | 83,508 | Aug 24, 2000 | Human |
| Houck Ranch Fire | 35,000 | Sep 17, 2000 | Natural |
| Hayes Fire | 25,000 | Sep 17, 2000 | Natural |
| Trible Fire | 12,000 | Oct 21, 2000 | Human |
| Decker Fire | 10,226 | Sep 17, 2000 | Natural |
| Geno H Fire | 9,431 | Oct 19, 2000 | Human |
| Pepper Cr Fire | 8,599 | Sep 2, 2000 | Natural |
| Flagpole Mountain Fire | 7,386 | Aug 11, 2000 | Natural |
| Lickiny Fire | 6,500 | Feb 8, 2000 | Human |
| No Flesh Fire | 5,700 | Sep 12, 2000 | Human |
| Ftmanuel Fire | 5,300 | Sep 19, 2000 | Human |
| Gann Valley Fire | 5,000 | Mar 6, 2000 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. 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.