Hwy 212 Fire
The Hwy 212 Fire was reported on April 1, 2015 in Potter County, South Dakota and burned 5,100 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 5,100 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 1, 2015
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 45.070, -99.821.
The incident
- Size
- 5,100 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 1, 2015 at 11:00 AM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- wind driven, running in grass and brush
- County
- Potter County
- State
- South Dakota
- Nearest city reported
- Lebanon
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $50,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-SDSDS-150131
- IRWIN identifier
- 119DC6DA-DEEC-4A3F-A37F-7D1E984DE4CD
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Gettysburg, SD covers the area today.
Nearby
- Gettysburg, SD8 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Mobridge, SD44 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Pierre, SD55 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Miller, SD56 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Fort Pierre, SD56 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Redfield, SD65 miles east 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 April 2, 2015 at 3:18 PM CDT. Identifier 2015-SDSDS-150131.