August 30, 2015

Sugarloaf

1:47 Pm

Sundance, Wy

0.1 acre

Resources have responded

Pactola

12:49 Pm

Pennington Co 

Victoria Lake rd. and Hwy 385 

0.7 acre

Controlled 2:51 Pm

Several small lightening caused wildfires in Crook County, WY on Aug 26th

August 26, 2015

Ipy

9:45 Pm

0.1 acre

Crews responded

Left Creek

8:15 Pm

0.1 acre

Crews responded

Williams

7:45 Pm

4.5 acres

Crews responded

Tom Cat Creek

5:15 Pm

19.1 acres

Crews responded

Adams Road

5:00 Pm

12.5 acres

Crews responded

Kara Circle

4:30Pm

0.1 acre

Crews Responded

Fred

August 27, 2015 1:55 PM

• Nine miles WSW of Sundance
• Crook County, WY
• 1.4 acres
• Crews Responded

Squaw Creek

Squaw Creek

Aug 26, 2015, 10:00 pm
Squaw Creek Rd. Custer County
.1 Acre
Private Land
Crews responded

August 22, 2015

• Jenny Gulch
• Pennington County, Jenny Gulch area
• .10 acre
• Federal, State and VFD's responded
• Downed power line
• Controlled 

August 15 and 16, 2015

Several small lightening caused wildfires from Aug 15th 7 PM.

WINDMILL
CUSTER COUNTY, EAST OF FAIRBURN  6 MILES SD 
2 Acres
Crews responded

ROUGH ROAD
CUSTER COUNTY, EAST OF FAIRBURN SD
1 Acre
Out

PASS CREEK
Argyle Area, SD
12.5 
Contained



August 16th 8:13 AM
HAM
JACKSON CO, Hwy 44, MM 126, SD
.1 Acre
Crews responded

1:16 pm
BELLE
NW OF MONA, CROOK COUNTY, WY
.25 Acres

August 14, 2015

McCance CA
Wildfire
12:28
50 Acres
Dakota Junction and Hwy. 385, Nebraska
Crews responded fire is out

Aug 13, 2015

ROAD CREEK 2
Wildfire
1.1 Acres
CROOK COUNTY WY, NORTH OF BANK LAND AREA

Crews responded

August 12, 2015

8:31 am
JAY
Wildfire
2 miles north of Nemo on Vanocker Canyon Road, SD
1.37 acres
Crews Responded and the fire is containd.

11:46

Strawberry
Wildfire
.1 acre (campfire)
Hideaway Lane south of Steel Wheel, SD
Crews Responded and the fire is out.


#3
Jim Creek Area
False Alarm

August 11, 2015 

7 pm
ROAD CREEK
Wildfire
SW of Sunny Divide, WY
2 Acres
Crews Responded

Aug 11, 2015

LIME CREEK
2 acres
9 miles north of Aladan WY
Crews responded

GARFIELD CA
1.95 acres
2 miles north of Pierre, SD
Crews responded


Aug 10, 2015
PIPELINE
2 Acres
West of Hulette, WY
Crews responded

Medicine Lake

Aug 9, 2015, 6:30 pm
Medicine Lake Ranch
.1 Acre
Private Land
Crews responded
Contained 8/10/15

G Valley Fire

• .01 acre, private land
• North of I-90, Government Valley, east of Sundance, WY
• Cause: lightning
• Controlled: 9:45 p.m. 08/08/15

Dump Fire

• .10 acre
• North of Iron Creek Lake
• Caused by tree falling on powerline
• Local, State and Federal resources responded
• Controlled at 7:50 p.m.

Bear Ridge Fire

Update: Controlled at 2 a.m. 08/09/15

• .25 acres, large hay stack fire
• Private land 4 miles south of I-90 Exit 2
• Local VFD and Federal resources responded
• Cause: lightning

Cemetery RD Fire

Update:  Controlled at 3:30 p.m. 08/08/15

• Initial dispatch: 12:30 p.m. Mountain Time, 08/08/15
• 17 miles south of Ft. Pierre, SD, west of Sheriff Dam
• 3 acres
• Private land
• Local VFD and Federal resources responded
• Cause: Farming equipment

More Fires from Recent Lightning

Update 10 a.m., Saturday, 08/08/15: 
All of the 8 wildland fires starting in BHNF region on Thursday 08/06/15 have been declared in controlled status. The final 2 to do so include:

Brown Canyon Fire

• .5 acre
• Public land, Weston Co., WY, 4 miles east of Highway 85
• Controlled: 6:45 p.m. 08/07/15

Lind Gulch Fire 

• 1.3 acres
• South of Mystic, SD on public land
• Controlled 6:51 p.m. 08/07/15

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Update 3:00 p.m. Friday, 08/07/15: All but two of yesterday's fires are now under controlled status. Those that remain in contained status as of this update include: Lind Gulch Fire and Clifton Fire.

Putnam Dam Fire

• 36 Acres
• Private land
• Controlled:12:30 p.m. 08/07/15

Valley Creek Fire

• 1 acre
• Public land
• Controlled: 12:17 p.m. 08/07/15

Hat Fire

• .51 acres
• South of Jewel Cave, Public land
• Controlled 2:38 p.m. 08/07/15

Brush Buck Fire

• 2 acres
• West of Alladin, WY along Hay Creek Rd.
• Private land
• Controlled 8:30 p.m. 08/06/15

Lind Gulch Fire 

• 1.3 acres
• South of Mystic, SD on Public land
• Contained 10:50 p.m. 08/06/15, anticipating Control by end of day 08/07/15

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Update 10:00 a.m. Friday, 08/07/15:
There were a total of 8 new fires that started throughout the Black Hills region on Thursday: 5 in South Dakota, 3 in Wyoming. All were lightning caused holdovers from the previous evening, with local volunteer, State and Federal resources responding. Special thanks to all of the out-of-area resources brought in by the Black Hills National Forest and Bureau of Land Management from Wyoming and Colorado, lending valuable support in the initial attack of these incidents. Information on these fires will continue to be updated as details become available.

Crews containing the Lind Gulch Fire, 08/06/15
Photo: Jim Burk

Putnam Dam Fire

• 36 Acres
• Private land
• Contained 9:30 a.m. 08/07/15

Clifton Fire

• 4.5 acres
• Southwest of Elk Mtn.
• Public land

Valley Creek Fire

• 1 acre
• Public land
• Contained: 8:12 p.m. 08/06/15

Griffis Well

• .01 acre
• Public land 8 miles west of Pringle, SD
• Controlled: 8:37 p.m. 08/06/15

Lind Gulch Fire 

• 1.3 acres
• South of Mystic, SD on Public land
• Contained 10:50 p.m. 08/06/15

Lind Gulch Fire from spotting scope at
Custer Peak Fire Lookout
Photo: Jon D. Anderson

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Recent lightning activity caused several more fires throughout the Black Hills today (08/06/15) with local volunteer, State and Federal resources responding. The largest was the Putnam Dam Fire located north of Edgemont, SD. Names, sizes, status and established jurisdiction of these fires will continue to be updated as details become available.

Hat Fire

• .51 acres
• South of Jewel Cave 
• Public land

Putnam Dam Fire

• 15 acres
• Approx. 14 miles north of Edgemont 

Brush Buck Fire

• 2 acres
• West of Alladin, WY along Hay Creek Rd.
• Private land

Incident #7

• North of Slate Dam

Incident #8

• Southeast of Four Corners, Weston Co., WY, East of Highway 85

Clifton Fire

• 4 miles southwest of Elk Mountain in Weston Co., WY

Valley Creek Fire

• 1 acre
• 6 miles southwest of Custer, SD

Lagoon Fire

• .10 acre inside Custer State Park
• Lightning caused
• State resources responded
• Controlled 1:08 p.m.

Southern Hills Fires

Fire Updates - August 6, 2015 at 10:33 am

Correction:  Jurisdiction has now been established on the Southern Hills Fires and notated in the posts below.

Incident #8  has been found on private land, just east of Custer State Park, that fire will be sized up this morning.  Updated information will be posted as received.



Fire Updates - August 5, 2015 at 10:19 pm

Lightning caused a rash of several small fires in the southern Black Hills of South Dakota on Wednesday evening (8/5/15). All were located on State owned lands, with local volunteer, State and Federal resources immediately responding.

North Flat Top Fire

• 1.14 acres northwest of Edgemont
• Controlled at 8:01 p.m.
• Private Land 

Dry Creek Fire

• .10 acre northeast of Edgemont
• Controlled at 8:00 p.m.
• Private Land 

Triangle Fire

• Single tree snag
• Controlled at 8:30 p.m.
• Custer State Park 

West Fire

• .10 acre west of Edgemont
• Controlled at 8:01 p.m.
• Private Land 

Sleeper Fire

• 2.79 acres northwest of Edgemont in the Dewey area
• Controlled at 9:31 p.m.
• Private Land 

Triangle Flats Fire

• .10 acre near Custer Highlands
• Controlled at 10:00 p.m.
• Federal land

Delzer-CA Fire

• 2.6 acre grass fire on private land 
• Approx. 3 miles north of Spearfish
• Local Volunteer and Federal resources responded
• Cause: Power line failure
• Controlled at 5:50 p.m. on 8/5/15

BHNF Flags at Half-Staff

In memory of Dave Ruhl, the Black Hills National Forest firefighter who died last week fighting the Frog Fire in Northern California, U.S. and Forest Service flags on the Forest have been authorized to fly at half-staff until sunset on Aug. 6.

This shot was taken today from Custer Peak Fire Lookout south of Lead/Deadwood.

Iron Fire

• Along Old Iron Creek Road on USFS property near Spearfish Canyon
• Abandoned campfire
• .10 acre
• Local and Federal resources responded
• Controlled and out at 3:02 p.m. on 8/1/15