Moonshine Fire
The Moonshine Fire was reported on April 1, 2015 in Harding County, South Dakota and burned 2,829 acres. It was declared out on April 22, 2015. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,829 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 1, 2015
- Personnel
- 7
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 45.565, -103.234.
The incident
- Size
- 2,829 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 1, 2015 at 2:58 PM MDT
- Contained
- April 9, 2015 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- April 22, 2015 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Harding County
- State
- South Dakota
- Nearest city reported
- Reva
- Personnel assigned
- 7
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $600,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-MTMCD-000039
- IRWIN identifier
- 971FCF15-70D8-454A-988A-3F832D6592D6
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Buffalo, SD covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 22, 2015 at 8:43 AM MDT. Identifier 2015-MTMCD-000039.