Ralph Fire
The Ralph Fire burned 1,200 acres in South Dakota, in 2002. It was discovered on July 16, 2002, and contained on July 16, 2002. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Discovered
- July 16, 2002
- Contained
- July 16, 2002
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 45.726, -103.762.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,200 acres
- Discovered
- July 16, 2002, 5:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 16, 2002, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- South Dakota
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Miles City Field Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-109042
Other large fires in South Dakota in 200212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laplante Fire | 14,224 | Jun 29, 2002 | Human |
| Battle Creek Fire | 12,443 | Aug 16, 2002 | Human |
| Grizzly Gulch Fire | 11,589 | Jun 29, 2002 | Human |
| Wanna Fire | 7,505 | Aug 18, 2002 | Human |
| Russell Ehlers Fire | 7,000 | Feb 2, 2002 | Human |
| Cottonwood Fire | 6,656 | Aug 3, 2002 | Human |
| Evergreen Fire | 4,000 | Jun 29, 2002 | Human |
| Potato Creek Fire | 3,708 | Apr 17, 2002 | Human |
| Looking Fire | 3,004 | Jul 29, 2002 | Human |
| Painter Fire | 2,500 | Jul 16, 2002 | Human |
| Travers Fire | 2,400 | Jul 16, 2002 | Human |
| Cedar Canyon Fire | 2,000 | Jul 14, 2002 | 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.