Freeman Fire
The Freeman Fire was reported on July 26, 2016 in Shannon County, South Dakota and burned 18,815 acres. It was declared out on July 31, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 18,815 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 26, 2016
- Personnel
- 7
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 43.502, -102.947.
The incident
- Size
- 18,815 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 26, 2016 at 6:34 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 30, 2016 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 30, 2016 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- July 31, 2016 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Shannon County
- State
- South Dakota
- Nearest city reported
- Oglala
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 7
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $150,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-SDPRA-000179
- IRWIN identifier
- 466669A9-7B9D-4F2F-A26B-A000AE876740
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Oglala, SD covers the area today.
Nearby
- Oglala, SD24 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Hot Springs, SD27 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Porcupine, SD36 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Custer, SD37 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Pine Ridge, SD38 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Colonial Pine Hills, SD40 miles northwest 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 August 11, 2016 at 8:56 AM MDT. Identifier 2016-SDPRA-000179.