Cold Brook Fire
The Cold Brook Fire was reported on April 13, 2015 in Custer County, South Dakota and burned 5,448 acres. It was declared out on May 13, 2015. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 5,448 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 13, 2015
- Personnel
- 32
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 43.528, -103.492.
The incident
- Size
- 5,448 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 13, 2015 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Contained
- April 17, 2015 at 2:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- April 22, 2015 at 4:15 PM MDT
- Declared out
- May 13, 2015 at 4:30 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- ESCAPED PRESCRIBED BURN
- County
- Custer County
- State
- South Dakota
- Nearest city reported
- HOT SPRINGS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 32
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-SDWCP-150148
- IRWIN identifier
- 78D259A3-3F00-4ACF-A3BE-07D568A10137
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hot Springs, SD covers the area today.
Nearby
- Hot Springs, SD7 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Custer, SD17 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Colonial Pine Hills, SD34 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Rapid City, SD40 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Rapid Valley, SD41 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Newcastle, WY42 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
South Dakota wildfires today Wildfires of 2015 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated May 13, 2015 at 4:32 PM MDT. Identifier 2015-SDWCP-150148.