FEMAFM-2458-SDFire managementDeclared August 18, 2002
FM-2458-SD: South Dakota Sd - Battle Creek Fire - 08/18/02
FEMA made a fire management assistance declaration for South Dakota (FM-2458-SD) on August 18, 2002 for the incident of August 16, 2002 to August 29, 2002; it covers 2 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $1.3 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- FM-2458-SD (also written FEMA-2458-FM)
- Type
- Fire management assistance declaration
- State
- South Dakota
- Incident
- Fire: Sd - Battle Creek Fire - 08/18/02
- Incident period
- August 16, 2002 to August 29, 2002
- Declared
- August 18, 2002
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 8
- Place in the year
- the second of 2 fire management declarations for South Dakota in 2002
- Status
- closed out on December 21, 2005
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custer (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pennington (County) | — | Yes | — |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
$1.3 millionPublic Assistance obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of May 17, 2026. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/2458. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.