Sunday, August 30, 2015

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
  • Friday, August 28, 2015

    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

    Thursday, August 27, 2015

    Squaw Creek

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


    Saturday, August 22, 2015

    August 22, 2015

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

    Sunday, August 16, 2015

    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





    Saturday, August 15, 2015

    August 14, 2015

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


    Friday, August 14, 2015

    Aug 13, 2015

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

    Wednesday, August 12, 2015

    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

    Tuesday, August 11, 2015

    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


    Monday, August 10, 2015

    Medicine Lake

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

    Sunday, August 9, 2015

    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

    Saturday, August 8, 2015

    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

    Thursday, August 6, 2015

    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

    _________________________________________________________________________________

    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
    _______________________________________________________________________________

    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.

    Wednesday, August 5, 2015

    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

    Monday, August 3, 2015

    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.

    Sunday, August 2, 2015

    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