Grassland Colony Fire
The Grassland Colony Fire burned 1,000 acres in McPherson County, South Dakota, in 2011. It was discovered on October 5, 2011. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- October 5, 2011
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 45.861, -99.665.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- October 5, 2011
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- South Dakota
- County
- McPherson County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2011SD-SDS8877
Other large fires in South Dakota in 201110
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okreek Fire | 17,500 | Oct 5, 2011 | Human |
| Mound City Fire | 11,000 | Oct 5, 2011 | Human |
| Coal Canyon Fire | 5,214 | Aug 11, 2011 | Natural |
| Blomberg Fire | 3,700 | Oct 5, 2011 | Human |
| Barrel Fire | 3,213 | Jul 19, 2011 | Natural |
| Wild Stallion Fire | 2,510 | Aug 23, 2011 | Human |
| Highway 47 Fire | 1,790 | Oct 5, 2011 | Human |
| Castle RX Fire | 1,738 | Sep 9, 2011 | |
| Abler Fire | 1,200 | Oct 5, 2011 | Human |
| Tripp Fire | 1,200 | Oct 6, 2011 | 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.