Cold Fire
The Cold Fire was reported on April 2, 2016 in Custer County, South Dakota and burned 1,895 acres. It was declared out on May 9, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,895 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 2, 2016
- Personnel
- 52
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 43.626, -103.513.
The incident
- Size
- 1,895 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 2, 2016 at 3:15 PM MDT
- Contained
- April 9, 2016 at 6:30 PM MDT
- Controlled
- April 21, 2016 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- May 9, 2016 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Custer County
- State
- South Dakota
- Nearest city reported
- Custer
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Personnel assigned
- 52
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,350,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-SDBKF-160153
- IRWIN identifier
- 1E6449F3-4ED7-4643-B425-F08BE569D248
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Custer, SD covers the area today.
Nearby
- Custer, SD11 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Hot Springs, SD14 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Colonial Pine Hills, SD28 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Rapid City, SD34 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Rapid Valley, SD35 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Blackhawk, SD38 miles north of the fire’s origin
South Dakota wildfires today Wildfires of 2016 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 19, 2016 at 2:15 PM MDT. Identifier 2016-SDBKF-160153.