Wildfires of 2007

4th Complex

2007South DakotaWildfire

The 4th Complex burned 1,123 acres in South Dakota, in 2007. It was discovered on June 29, 2007, and contained on July 5, 2007. The cause was recorded as fireworks.

Size
1,123 acres
Discovered
June 29, 2007
Contained
July 5, 2007
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 43.026, -102.559.

The record

Reported final size
1,123 acres
Discovered
June 29, 2007, 8:00 a.m. local time
Contained
July 5, 2007, 4:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Fireworks
State
South Dakota
Land ownership at origin
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Reporting unit
Pine Ridge Agency
Agency
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Part of
4th Complex
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-549568

Other large fires in South Dakota in 200712

FireAcresStartCause
Stampede Fire22,454Jul 7, 2007Human
Alabaugh Fire10,324Jul 7, 2007Natural
New Underwood Fire5,000Jul 7, 2007Natural
Hay Creek Fire2,442Jul 31, 2007Natural
Four Mile Fire2,360Jun 25, 2007Human
Harris Fire2,256Jul 24, 2007Human
Horseshoe Ca Fire2,000Jul 9, 2007Human
Hay Creek Fire1,882Jul 7, 2007Natural
Unnamed Fire1,400Jul 31, 2007Natural
Ake Fire1,300Aug 10, 2007Natural
Unnamed Fire1,200Feb 13, 2007Human
Goddard Fire1,100Jul 31, 2007Natural

Every fire of 2007 South Dakota fire history

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.