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The Jasper Fire was a wildfire that occurred between August 24 and September 25, 2000, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, United States. Burning a total of 83,508 acres (33,794 ha; 337.94 km 2) across the southern hills, it is the largest wildfire in both state and Black Hills history.
Jan 10, 2024 · On August 24, 2000 an enormous wildfire started just west of Jewel Cave. Named the Jasper Fire, it burned a total of 83,508 acres in the southern Black Hills and approximately 90% of the land area of Jewel Cave National Monument.
Apr 2, 2013 · It has been almost 13 years since the Jasper Fire raged across 83,000 acres of the Black Hills of South Dakota. It started when a woman stopped on Highway 16 a couple of miles west of Jewel...
Aug 24, 2020 · The Jasper Fire burned over 80,000 acres and caused damage to a significant portion of the Black Hills on its western slope, west of Custer. Smoke plumes were seen for miles as residents throughout the hills evacuated their homes.
Apr 18, 2024 · The Jasper Fire burned more than 83,000 acres throughout South Dakota back in 2000. The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has been working since 2002 to replant trees to help the forest fill back in.
Aug 27, 2020 · The Jasper Fire, as it was later named, consumed 83,508 acres of land before it was contained Sept. 8, 2000, and later controlled Sept. 25. The fire cost $8.2 million to supress and came within six miles of Custer. On one day alone it scorched more than 48,000 acres.
Aug 24, 2020 · The Jasper fire began on Aug. 24, 2000, in the area west of Jewel Cave. Jewel Cave National Monument was evacuated and closed until Sept. 2 of that year when crews were sure that there was...
Apr 30, 2021 · The Jasper fire burned about 83,500 acres 20 years ago. Crews plan to plant at least 10,000 seedlings each day. They will also spread grass seed across the area by helicopter. Hot dry conditions and plenty of fuel on the forest floor helped the Jasper fire burn hot and spread rapidly.
Mar 1, 2020 · The Jasper Fire of August 2000 burned through over 83,000 acres of land in the western Black Hills. It burned through about 90 percent of Jewel Cave National Monument and consumed over half of the monument's forested acres. What was started by an arsonist became the largest wildfire in South Dakota recorded history.
Mar 10, 2020 · In 2000 the 83,000-acre Jasper Fire created extensive areas of dead and dying stands. The dead trees have fallen to the ground, creating high concentrations of fuel on the ground that create a...
