Cottonwood CA Fire
The Cottonwood CA Fire was reported on October 16, 2016 in Jackson County, South Dakota and burned 41,360 acres. It was declared out on November 18, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 41,360 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 16, 2016
- Personnel
- 74
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 43.897, -102.023.
The incident
- Size
- 41,360 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 16, 2016 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 18, 2016 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- October 24, 2016 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- November 18, 2016 at 12:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Jackson County
- State
- South Dakota
- Nearest city reported
- Wall
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 74
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $170,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-SDSDS-160877
- IRWIN identifier
- AF13D076-E058-4332-B302-5D05F54728DB
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Wall, 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 November 18, 2016 at 12:21 PM MST. Identifier 2016-SDSDS-160877.