221st Fire
The 221st Fire burned 1,600 acres in Buffalo County, South Dakota, in 2012. It was discovered on August 30, 2012. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,600 acres
- Discovered
- August 30, 2012
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 44.186, -98.950.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,600 acres
- Discovered
- August 30, 2012
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- South Dakota
- County
- Buffalo 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-SD-2012-10521
Other large fires in South Dakota in 201212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longhorn Complex | 43,639 | Jul 27, 2012 | Natural |
| Crookston Fire | 14,453 | Oct 17, 2012 | Human |
| Myrtle Fire | 9,886 | Jul 19, 2012 | Human |
| Hay Canyon Fire | 9,882 | Apr 24, 2012 | Natural |
| White Draw Fire | 9,000 | Jun 29, 2012 | Human |
| Coal Canyon Fire | 5,177 | ||
| Tower Fire | 4,723 | Feb 25, 2012 | Human |
| Fire | 2,465 | Sep 19, 2012 | Human |
| South Hand Fire | 2,300 | Nov 20, 2012 | Human |
| T-34 Fire | 1,600 | Jul 19, 2012 | Human |
| Donovan Fire | 1,500 | Jul 19, 2012 | Natural |
| Bear Butte Farms Fire | 1,380 | May 26, 2012 | Natural |
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.