Wildfires of 2011

Wild Stallion Fire

2011South DakotaWildfire

The Wild Stallion Fire burned 2,510 acres in South Dakota, in 2011. It was discovered on August 23, 2011, and contained on August 27, 2011. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.

Size
2,510 acres
Discovered
August 23, 2011
Contained
August 27, 2011
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 43.066, -102.819.

The record

Reported final size
2,510 acres
Discovered
August 23, 2011, 2:40 p.m. local time
Contained
August 27, 2011, 4:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Debris and open burning
State
South Dakota
Land ownership at origin
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Reporting unit
Pine Ridge Agency
Agency
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-626197

Other large fires in South Dakota in 201110

FireAcresStartCause
Okreek Fire17,500Oct 5, 2011Human
Mound City Fire11,000Oct 5, 2011Human
Coal Canyon Fire5,214Aug 11, 2011Natural
Blomberg Fire3,700Oct 5, 2011Human
Barrel Fire3,213Jul 19, 2011Natural
Highway 47 Fire1,790Oct 5, 2011Human
Castle RX Fire1,738Sep 9, 2011
Abler Fire1,200Oct 5, 2011Human
Tripp Fire1,200Oct 6, 2011Human
Grassland Colony Fire1,000Oct 5, 2011Human

Every fire of 2011 South Dakota fire history

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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.