Danielson Fire
The Danielson Fire burned 280 acres in South Dakota, in 2003. It was discovered on April 12, 2003, and contained on April 13, 2003. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 280 acres
- Discovered
- April 12, 2003
- Contained
- April 13, 2003
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,677 acres. Point of origin as reported, 45.889, -97.168.
The record
- Reported final size
- 280 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,677 acres
- Discovered
- April 12, 2003, 3:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 13, 2003, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- South Dakota
- Land ownership at origin
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reporting unit
- Waubay National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- SD4588809715220030412
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2003SDWAR6920
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 200312
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Point Fire | 17,568 | Jul 21, 2003 | Natural |
| Papa Fire | 4,992 | Aug 13, 2003 | Human |
| Jim River Fire | 4,258 | Apr 10, 2003 | Human |
| Joel Bertsch 2 Fire | 2,700 | Aug 23, 2003 | Human |
| Miller Ranch Fire | 2,500 | Aug 13, 2003 | Human |
| Meat Hook Fire | 2,339 | Aug 27, 2003 | Natural |
| Hog Fire | 2,214 | Aug 25, 2003 | Natural |
| Labor Ranch Fire | 1,600 | Aug 14, 2003 | |
| Supper Fire | 1,340 | Aug 13, 2003 | Human |
| Hollow Horn Fire | 1,200 | Aug 11, 2003 | Human |
| Pine Ridge Fire | 1,200 | Sep 4, 2003 | |
| Bad Bob Fire | 1,174 | Apr 12, 2003 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. 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.