805 SD wildfires on record

259,298 acres burned across 8 decades. Top 200 perimeters listed below by acres.

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Perimeters

805

all years

Acres burned

259,298

cumulative

Decades

at least 1 perimeter

Largest fire

82,295

Jasper

01 Decade by decade

SD wildfire history, by decade

Decade	Fires	Acres
2020s	113	74,947
2010s	51	86,082
2000s	15	87,058
1990s	4	4,944
1980s	10	1,172
1970s	4	548
1960s	2	1,588
1930s	1	78

02 The fires

Top 200 largest SD fires

Sorted by acres burned. Click any name for the perimeter shape.

#	Name	Year	Agency	Acres
1	Jasper	2000	NPS	82,295
2	Cottonwood CA	2016	USFS	41,370
3	Power Dam Road	2024	BIA	15,320
4	INDIAN CANYON	2016	USFS	14,297
5	Casino	2022	BIA	12,637
6	Myrtle	2012	NPS	9,945
7	Turkey Day	2022	BIA	5,946
8	Cold Brook WF	2015	NPS	5,444
9	SHIRTTAIL	1991	NPS	3,750
10	BENT RIM	2020	BIA	3,625
11	West SF	2022	BIA	3,389
12	Crow Peak	2016	USFS	2,731
13	Lacreek NWR RX	2022	FWS	2,473
14	Singing Horse 2	2020	BIA	2,289
15	Manderson	2024	BIA	2,075
16	Sage Creek	2024	NPS	1,959
17	Cold	2016	USFS	1,895
18	22 Door DR311	2021	NPS	1,680
19	Wilson Road	2020	BIA	1,575
20	BOLAND RDG	1961	NPS	1,459
21	#6	2020	BIA	1,367
22	Rumford	2005	DWF	1,254
23	HIGHLANDCR	2000	NPS	1,238
24	FIR	2022	BIA	1,113
25	FUZZY	2021	BIA	1,060
26	Wind Cave Headquarters RX	2022	NPS	1,011
27	Kyerstad	2020	BIA	985
28	FREEMAN	2016	USFS	904
29	Red Shirt	2006	NPS	862
30	Lincoln	2024	BIA	798
31	LOOKOUT PT	1997	NPS	786
32	Creek Side	2024	BIA	751
33	SDLCR-FY19-RX-Pool 10	2019	FWS	742
34	Midnight	2024	BIA	732
35	Gibbons	2020	BIA	696
36	Sage Creek	2021	NPS	693
37	Red Shirt	2021	BIA	683
38	FT 16	2021	BIA	676
39	SDHUR-FY19-RX-Jackson	2019	FWS	640
40	SDLCR-FY19-RX-Pool 09	2019	FWS	611
41	SDLDR-FY19-RX-Broken Arrow	2019	FWS	578
42	SDSDR-FY19-RX-Anderson-Villhauer WPA	2019	FWS	559
43	Two Bulls	2022	BIA	553
44	SDSDR-FY19-RX-Adam Geiner WPA	2019	FWS	544
45	High Bull	2020	BIA	506
46	SDSDR-FY19-RX-Burrer-Pheifle WPA	2019	FWS	485
47	SDWDR-FY19-RX-N Red Iron	2019	FWS	462
48	Triple	2020	BIA	442
49	5 Spots	2021	BIA	406
50	Calico	2021	BIA	401
51	Beaver	2017	USFS	395
52	SDSDR-FY19-RX-Woehlhoff-Schnabel WPA	2019	FWS	386
53	SDLDR-FY19-RX-Crystal Lake	2019	FWS	379
54	Bennett	2024	USFS	367
55	RANKIN	1992	NPS	354
56	LITTLE BEAR	2020	BIA	343
57	CHEYENNE CA	2016	USFS	340
58	XU	2003	NPS	336
59	Hilltop RX	2021	NPS	309
60	Headquarters RX	2021	NPS	308
61	SDLDR-FY19-RX-Humphrey	2019	FWS	301
62	Kyle	2024	BIA	300
63	DOUBLESHOT	1985	NPS	293
64	Corral Fire	2022	BIA	283
65	Pizza	2021	BIA	281
66	SDLCR-FY19-RX-Pool 05	2019	FWS	266
67	Whitetail	2017	USFS	248
68	Stumble	2017	BIA	236
69	Prestige	2021	BIA	234
70	SDSDR-FY19-RX-Burrer-Schnable	2019	FWS	233
71	Iverson Hay Fire	2024	BIA	233
72	REDSHIRT	1987	NPS	230
73	SFR	2020	BIA	228
74	Big White School	2020	BIA	220
75	GATE 15	1977	NPS	212
76	SAGECREEK	1988	NPS	211
77	INDIANCK	2003	NPS	210
78	SDSDR-FY19-RX-Albee WPA	2019	FWS	204
79	MOWRYS FIRE	2020	BIA	203
80	Dam Fire	2017	BIA	197
81	Manderson	2022	BIA	197
82	EM-2	2022	BIA	190
83	Cottonwood	2000	NPS	169
84	SDMDR-FY19-RX-Halligan	2019	FWS	169
85	Bigfoot	2024	USFS	168
86	TEMPLE	2000	NPS	167
87	Evergreen Rx	2024	BIA	164
88	20 Xanterra Rx	2020	NPS	162
89	Old Goat	2024	BIA	160
90	LANG	1976	NPS	156
91	Porcupine	2022	BIA	150
92	Sandy	2024	BIA	150
93	Puzzle	2020	BIA	149
94	High Plains	2019	USFS	143
95	White River	2020	BIA	143
96	CROOKED CR	1977	NPS	141
97	244	2021	NPS	136
98	Battery	2024	BIA	132
99	LONE PINE	1963	NPS	129
100	HIGHLND CK	1983	NPS	121
101	Palmer Creek	2022	NPS	121
102	Along the Fence	2022	BIA	120
103	Wabash Spring	2022	USFS	111
104	FRAME DEEP COMPLEX	2021	BIA	111
105	AIR TANK	2023	BIA	110
106	STBARNABUS	2002	NPS	109
107	Tlustos	2015	USFS	107
108	Bierema Road	2024	BIA	103
109	STOVE CREEK	2023	BIA	101
110	NORTHWEST	2004	NPS	100
111	22 Bow Creek Lowlands RX	2022	NPS	95
112	MORU 1	2006	NPS	91
113	20 Presidential Trail RX	2020	NPS	89
114	Palmer Gulch	2022	USFS	88
115	Kili 1	2020	BIA	88
116	TEMPLE	1989	NPS	87
117	TIOSPA ZINA	2020	BIA	85
118	SDMDR-FY19-RX-Hankins	2019	FWS	85
119	Lakeside	2017	BIA	85
120	Red Canyon	2024	USFS	85
121	Maldonado	2020	BIA	84
122	Peterson Memorial	2014	FWS	84
123	BUD POINT	2000	NPS	83
124	Brush Butte	2022	BIA	83
125	Cow Pie	2017	BIA	78
126	SOUTH FORK	1936	NPS	78
127	Kirk Hill	2021	USFS	77
128	Hoggarth Prep Mitchell/ Hecla WF	2016	PRI	75
129	Hard Grass	2021	BIA	75
130	Meow	2024	BIA	74
131	South Kyle	2020	BIA	74
132	Red Shirt Rx	2024	BIA	70
133	SCHULL WF13	2013	FWS	70
134	RED ONE 2	2023	BIA	69
135	Thounder	2023	BIA	66
136	Wilcox	2017	USFS	66
137	LAST GATE	2020	BIA	66
138	Blue	2022	BIA	66
139	ASHES	2020	BIA	66
140	Wounded Knee RX	2024	BIA	65
141	Brunson Fire	2022	BIA	65
142	Pine Grove	2018	USFS	65
143	Wanagi	2024	BIA	65
144	SDSDR-FY19-RX-Horn WPA	2019	FWS	64
145	LECLAIRE WEST WF12	2012	FWS	64
146	Green	2024	FWS	62
147	Lazy XU	2022	BIA	62
148	GRASSLANDS	1988	NPS	61
149	Jayco	2024	BIA	59
150	Sungmanitu	2024	BIA	58
151	Cottonwood Creek	2019	USFS	58
152	Big Green Tractor	2020	BIA	57
153	COLDSPRING	2001	NPS	57
154	Neis Fire	2024	BIA	57
155	Fisher Creek	2016	USFS	56
156	Hazelrodt	2021	USFS	55
157	WILDCAT	1999	NPS	53
158	Winters	2021	BIA	51
159	Ready for launch	2020	BIA	50
160	HAY BUTTE	1983	NPS	49
161	SDMDR-FY19-RX-Hepner	2019	FWS	49
162	BOLAND	2002	NPS	49
163	American Center	2020	USFS	48
164	Potato Creek Rx	2024	BIA	48
165	STIRKSKOOL	1987	NPS	47
166	Cat Butte - Harding	2022	C&L	47
167	Sully Fire	2021	BIA	47
168	Let Us	2022	BIA	46
169	River Bottom	2017	BIA	46
170	McGee	2024	USFS	46
171	Sunrise Rager	2022	BIA	46
172	Thin Elk	2023	BIA	46
173	Nunpa	2017	BIA	46
174	Blade	2017	BIA	45
175	Vroman - Harding	2022	C&L	45
176	New Holland	2022	BIA	44
177	Kyle	2021	BIA	43
178	SDWDR-FY21-WF-Streich	2020	PRI	43
179	Rocky	2021	BIA	43
180	2 Stacks	2020	BIA	43
181	Kicker	2017	BIA	42
182	Ideal Fire	2022	BIA	42
183	SDLDR-FY19-RX-Overweg	2019	FWS	42
184	Crazy Blade	2024	BIA	41
185	Power Line	2022	BIA	41
186	SDMDR-FY19-RX-Hein	2019	FWS	40
187	Red Water	2022	BIA	40
188	SILO	1978	NPS	39
189	Ring Thunder	2024	BIA	38
190	SDLDR-FY19-RX-Krell	2019	FWS	38
191	SAMPSON	1989	NPS	37
192	Lyman	2018	USFS	37
193	Milk	2022	BIA	36
194	Hat Mountain	2021	USFS	36
195	BOTTS	2002	NPS	36
196	Schools In	2022	BIA	36
197	Unit 9A	2014	FWS	36
198	Water Draw	2023	USFS	35
199	CROWN FIRE	1983	NPS	35
200	East number 6	2024	BIA	34