Oak Creek Fire
The Oak Creek Fire was reported on October 11, 2015 in Corson County, South Dakota and burned 1,000 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 11, 2015
- Personnel
- 29
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 45.748, -100.630.
The incident
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 11, 2015 at 12:30 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- TYPE 3
- County
- Corson County
- State
- South Dakota
- Nearest city reported
- NW OF WAKPALA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 29
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $50,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-NDSRA-000139
- IRWIN identifier
- 0F6861C2-6687-4464-9DAA-6F094DC83B5D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for McLaughlin, SD covers the area today.
Nearby
- McLaughlin, SD10 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Mobridge, SD18 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Linton, ND41 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- North Eagle Butte, SD59 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Eagle Butte, SD59 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Gettysburg, SD60 miles southeast 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 October 19, 2015 at 10:13 AM MDT. Identifier 2015-NDSRA-000139.