Indian Canyon Fire
The Indian Canyon Fire was reported on July 16, 2016 in Fall River County, South Dakota and burned 14,282 acres. It was declared out on September 8, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 14,282 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 16, 2016
- Personnel
- 12
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 43.246, -103.710.
The incident
- Size
- 14,282 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 16, 2016 at 5:02 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 20, 2016 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 24, 2016 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 8, 2016 at 3:22 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 6 MILES SE OF EDGEMONT SD
- County
- Fall River County
- State
- South Dakota
- Nearest city reported
- EDGEMONT SD
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-SDSDS-160505
- IRWIN identifier
- 6C96515C-BD6F-48AB-B412-420D47C6372D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Edgemont, 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 September 8, 2016 at 4:21 PM MDT. Identifier 2016-SDSDS-160505.