Rankin Fire
The Rankin Fire was reported on September 11, 2017 in Custer County, South Dakota and burned 2,133 acres. It was declared out on October 2, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,133 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 11, 2017
- Personnel
- 8
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 43.617, -103.451.
The incident
- Size
- 2,133 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 11, 2017 at 1:57 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 15, 2017 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 20, 2017 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 2, 2017 at 10:30 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Mile east of Rankin Ridge Lookout in Wind Cave National Park
- County
- Custer County
- State
- South Dakota
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-SDWCP-170834
- IRWIN identifier
- 874B3F48-1F6B-4F28-A543-FDA1BF502A30
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Custer, SD covers the area today.
Nearby
- Custer, SD13 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Hot Springs, SD13 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Colonial Pine Hills, SD28 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Rapid City, SD34 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Rapid Valley, SD34 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Blackhawk, SD38 miles north of the fire’s origin
South Dakota wildfires today Wildfires of 2017 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 October 4, 2017 at 3:55 PM MDT. Identifier 2017-SDWCP-170834.