Whipple Camp Fire
The Whipple Camp Fire was reported on August 2, 2021 in Mellette County, South Dakota and burned 2,565 acres. It was declared out on September 20, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,565 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 2, 2021
- Personnel
- 10
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 10:13 AM CDT (mixed methods). Point of origin 43.782, -101.091.
The incident
- Size
- 2,565 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 2, 2021 at 3:42 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 6, 2021 at 4:57 PM CDT
- Declared out
- September 20, 2021 at 5:30 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Equipment, Farming Equipment
- Location
- 8 mi se of Belvidere, SD
- County
- Mellette County
- State
- South Dakota
- Nearest city reported
- Belvidere
- Protecting agency
- DWF
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $70,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-SDSDS-210677
- IRWIN identifier
- 37DC75CB-32CA-4980-9AC4-E0FDBBB0738D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Murdo, 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 December 30, 2021 at 9:03 AM CST. Identifier 2021-SDSDS-210677.