Thompson Complex
The Thompson Complex burned 2,185 acres in South Dakota, in 2006. It was discovered on July 16, 2006, and contained on July 17, 2006. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 2,185 acres
- Discovered
- July 16, 2006
- Contained
- July 17, 2006
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 3,229 acres. Point of origin as reported, 44.264, -100.046.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,185 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 3,229 acres
- Discovered
- July 16, 2006, 6:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- July 17, 2006, 1:30 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- South Dakota
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Lower Brule Agency
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Part of
- Thompson Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- SD4425210003420060716
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- W-526175
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 200612
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Owl Fire | 21,314 | Aug 3, 2006 | Natural |
| Stone Man Church Fire | 10,691 | Jul 18, 2006 | Natural |
| Lightning Complex | 8,060 | Jul 28, 2006 | Natural |
| Black Horse Creek Fire | 7,829 | Jul 19, 2006 | Natural |
| Red Water Fire | 7,500 | Aug 12, 2006 | Natural |
| Good Fire | 5,700 | Aug 10, 2006 | Natural |
| Kelly Fire | 5,133 | Jul 18, 2006 | Natural |
| Wilcox Fire | 4,500 | Aug 3, 2006 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,000 | Aug 3, 2006 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,500 | Jul 30, 2006 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,300 | Jul 16, 2006 | Natural |
| East Ridge Fire | 3,204 | Jul 27, 2006 | Natural |
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.