Power Dam Road Fire
The Power Dam Road Fire was reported on September 12, 2024 in Mellette County, South Dakota and burned 15,320 acres. It was declared out on October 11, 2024. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 15,320 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 12, 2024
- Personnel
- 30
Map
Perimeter mapped October 20, 2024 at 1:58 PM CDT, 15,320 acres (auto-generated). Point of origin 43.578, -100.762.
The incident
- Size
- 15,320 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 12, 2024 at 1:30 PM CDT
- Contained
- September 27, 2024 at 9:30 PM CDT
- Controlled
- October 4, 2024 at 9:30 PM CDT
- Declared out
- October 11, 2024 at 8:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Power generation/transmission/distribution, Electrical transmission/distribution systems
- Location
- 1/2 mile west of White River, SD
- County
- Mellette County
- State
- South Dakota
- Nearest city reported
- White River
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 30
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-SDRBA-0000049
- IRWIN identifier
- EBB70AAD-6307-4166-820B-C81CB723C9B5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for White River, 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 October 20, 2024 at 1:58 PM CDT. Identifier 2024-SDRBA-0000049.