Grueb Fire
The Grueb Fire burned 3,600 acres in South Dakota, in 2001. It was discovered on August 29, 2001. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 3,600 acres
- Discovered
- August 29, 2001
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 45.017, -102.624.
The record
- Reported final size
- 3,600 acres
- Discovered
- August 29, 2001
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- South Dakota
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Enning Volunteer Fire Department
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2001SDVFD2581
Other large fires in South Dakota in 20019
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers Shack Fire | 11,740 | Jul 31, 2001 | Natural |
| West Hell Canyon Fire | 10,547 | Sep 26, 2001 | Human |
| Lemon Butte Fire | 3,500 | Aug 29, 2001 | Human |
| Missile Rd Fire | 2,500 | Jan 6, 2001 | Human |
| Van Metre Fire | 1,950 | Sep 7, 2001 | Human |
| Distant Fire | 1,920 | Sep 1, 2001 | Human |
| Mckenzie Fire | 1,100 | Sep 28, 2001 | Human |
| Dry Creek 2 (C) Fire | 1,100 | Apr 19, 2001 | Human |
| Grass Fire | 1,000 | Sep 1, 2001 |
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.