| White Draw Fire | |
|---|---|
| Location | Black Hills, South Dakota |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | 8,640 acres (3,500 ha) |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 4 (indirectly) |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Sparked by a vehicle and spread by dry vegetation |
White Draw Fire was a wildfire in South Dakota, United States, that started on Friday, June 29, 2012.[1] The fire burned a total area of 14 square miles (8640 acres), mainly the U.S. Forest Service land.[2] The fire did not harm any civilian population or livestock; however, a military C-130 MAFFS air tanker crashed in the Black Hills during firefighting.[3][4]
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- ^ "SD fire slows, but toll includes tanker crash". The Denver Post. Associated Press. July 2, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
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