Sandhills Fire
The Sandhills Fire was reported on November 23, 2019 in Todd County, South Dakota and burned 919 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 919 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 23, 2019
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 43.075, -101.096.
The incident
- Size
- 919 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 23, 2019 at 4:15 PM CST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 12 miles southwest of Saint Francis, SD
- County
- Todd County
- State
- South Dakota
- Nearest city reported
- Spring Creek
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $50,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-SDRBA-000032
- IRWIN identifier
- FD822048-4AF2-46ED-8744-48E1968F65F3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Saint Francis, 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 25, 2019 at 3:00 PM CST. Identifier 2019-SDRBA-000032.