Explosion Fire
The Explosion Fire was reported on November 13, 2016 in Shannon County, South Dakota and burned 3,070 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,070 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 13, 2016
- Personnel
- 10
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 43.331, -102.138.
The incident
- Size
- 3,070 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 13, 2016 at 12:45 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Shannon County
- State
- South Dakota
- Nearest city reported
- Kyle
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-SDPRA-000262
- IRWIN identifier
- 85C6A95F-CFF3-455D-B2DD-DD13339FEA0B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Kyle, 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 17, 2016 at 4:08 PM MST. Identifier 2016-SDPRA-000262.