March 27, 2025

False Bottom Wildfire

Date/Time reported: 3/27/25, 10:06 am

Location: 3 miles west of Spearfish

Size: .1 acre

Resources: State and Local

Jurisdiction: Municipal

Status: Contained, Controlled, and Out

Stout Hay Wildfire

Date/Time reported: 3/27/25, 12:30 pm

Location: 11 miles west of Kadoka, SD

Size:  1 acre

Resources: State and Local

Jurisdiction: Private

Status: 

Prescribed Fire Planned Southwest of Rapid City, SD starting tomorrow, Thurs. March 27, 2025

3/28/25 12:30 p.m. Update: Firefighters have finished ignitions today on the Victoria prescribed burn.

3/28/25 Update: Yesterday, 3/27/25, firefighters successfully burned 25 acres. Firefighters are planning to burn an additional 5 acres today.

3/27/25 Update: The test burn was successful this morning and ignitions have begun on the Victoria prescribed burn.

Favorable weather conditions in place for hazardous fuels reduction work

Rapid City, SD., March 26, 2025— Please do not call 911 if you see a large plume of smoke in the air on Thursday, March 27. The Mystic Ranger District of the Black Hills National Forest will continue the Victoria Prescribed Fire, located approximately five miles southwest of Rapid City, if conditions allow.  If conditions are not favorable tomorrow, fire managers will attempt ignitions again on Friday, March 28, 2025. An estimated 30 acres will be burned. 

 Prescribed fires reduce overgrown vegetation to help protect local communities, infrastructure, and natural resources from wildfires.

 No closures are anticipated for the Victoria Prescribed Fire. Watch for warning signs along roads near all prescribed fire areas before and during burns.

 We are asking forest visitors to avoid the area during this time. Residents may experience smoke during the prescribed burn. Go to https://fire.airnow.gov/ to find more detailed information about air quality. When driving, slow down and turn on your headlights if you encounter smoke on the road.

 Weather conditions will be evaluated in the hours before the burn begins. If conditions are not favorable, this scheduled prescribed fire activity may be canceled.

 Stay informed about scheduled prescribed fires through the forest website and social media channels. County emergency management officials will be notified when the burning begins. 

 About the Forest Service: The USDA Forest Service has for more than 100 years brought people and communities together to answer the call of conservation. Grounded in world-class science and technology– and rooted in communities–the Forest Service connects people to nature and to each other. The Forest Service cares for shared natural resources in ways that promote lasting economic, ecological, and social vitality. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners, maintains the largest wildland fire and forestry research organizations in the world. The Forest Service also has either a direct or indirect role in stewardship of about 900 million forested acres within the U.S., of which over 130 million acres are urban forests where most Americans live.

 

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March 26, 2024 - Update 1

Pile 2 Wildfire

Date/Time reported: 3/26/25,  2:11 pm

Location: Crook County, WY, 1 mile SW of Cement Ridge Lookout

Size: 11 acres 

Resources: Federal and Local

Jurisdiction: Private

Status: Initial Attack

March 26, 2025

Everest Wildfire

Date/Time reported: 3/26/25,  10:54 am

Location: Pennington County, SD. 4 miles NW of Rapid City, SD

Size: 0.10 acres 

Resources: State, Local

Status: Contained, Controlled, and Out

March 23, 2025

 South Rockerville Wildfire - Update

Date/Time reported: 3/22/25,  2:53 pm

Location: Pennington County, SD. 1 mile NE of Keystone, SD

Size: 39 acres 

Resources: Federal, State

Cause: Under Investigation

Status: Initial Attack

Bonfire Wildfire

Date/Time reported: 3/23/25,  2:20 am

Location: Pennington County, SD. 3 miles S of Blackhawk, SD

Size: 0.1 acres 

Resources: State, Local

Status: Contained, Controlled, and Out

March 22, 2025

South Rockerville Wildfire - Update

Date/Time reported: 3/22/25,  2:53 pm

Location: Pennington County, SD. 1 mile NE of Keystone, SD

Size: 37 acres 

Resources: Federal, State

Status: Initial Attack

March 17, 2025

Dry Creek Wildfire

Date/Time reported: 3/17/25,  9:50 am

Location: Lawrence County, SD. 5 miles NE of Spearfish, SD

Size: .87 acres

Resources: State, Local

Cause: Human

Jurisdiction: private

Status: out

West View Wildfire

Date/Time reported: 3/16/25,  5:31 pm

Location: Lawrence County, SD. 1 mile NW of Spearfish, SD

Size: 5.7 acres

Resources: Federal, State, Local

Cause: Human

Jurisdiction: private

Status: out

Perrin Wildfire

Date/Time reported: 3/16/25,  5:42 pm

Location: Pennington County, SD. 1 mile NE of Pactola Reservoir

Size: .1 acres

Resources: Federal, State, Local

Cause: Human

Jurisdiction: Federal

Status: controlled