Fire Update - Saturday, February 27, 2016

Waterfall Fire (posted at 1:20 PM)

• Located off of Galena Road (In the Northern Hills near Lead and Brownsville)
• Estimated size is .5 acre
• Federal and State resources have responded to include engines and a State handcrew

Bridge Fire (posted at 11:25 AM)

• Located off of Interstate 90 near mile marker 52 near Black Hawk
• Estimated size is .1 acre
• This fire is controlled and contained
• Local resources responded 

FIRE UPDATE 2-26 3:30

• 385 FIRE

• Located 4 miles South of Custer
• .5 acre
• State and federal resources on scene
• Human caused

• HAZELRODT FIRE

• Located 4 miles SE of Custer
• 1 acre
• State and federal resources on scene. A hand crew has been ordered
• Cause is under investigation 

VICTORIA FIRE

• UPDATE 2-23-16
• Fire is controlled

• .5 mile east of Victoria Dam on US Forest Service land
• .25 acres
• State, Federal, and local VFD resources responded
• Fire is contained
• Cause is under investigation

Bobcat Fire

• Located 2.5 miles west of Hermosa in the foothills
• Estimated size is .1 acre
• State and local volunteer fire department resources responded
• Human caused

Country Club Fire

• Located 2 miles southwest of Hot Springs
• Estimated size is .5 acres
• Resources have responded to include State and local volunteer fire departments
• Cause is unknown

Fire Update Thursday 2-11-16 12:20

• Palmer fire is locate approximately 2 miles SE of Hill City
• 1 acre
• Burning on private land
• Cause under investigation
• State, Federal and VFD resources on scene

ZIMMER RIDGE

For information on this incident please contact US Forest Service Public Affairs Officer Scott Jacobson at 605.440.1409

Update:  Feb 11, 2016 / 2:15 pm

• Elmo Peak area
• Approximately 20 acres
• US Forest Service land
• Cause:Machine Piles
• Resources: 
• Black Hills National Forest Engines
• Nebraska NF Engine
• SD Wildland Fire - 2 Handcrews
• Local VFD's
• Line around entire fire.  Crews continue to secure lines and mop up.

Fire Update - February 10, 2016

Updated at 1:50 pm on Wednesday, February 10
Big Valley Fire

• Located in Custer County approximately 7 miles west of Custer
• Estimated size is 1 acre
• Burning on private land
• Cause is unknown
• State and local resources responded to include engines and a handcrew

Incident #2 - FALSE ALARM (Updated at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, February 10)

• Smoke reported in the Bearlodge area
• Federal resources responded

Incident #3 - Named the Ridge Fire (Updated at 2:30 on Wednesday, February 10)

• Located off of Deer Ridge Road, about 5 miles west of Custer on the north side of Highway 16
• Estimated size is .5 acre
• Local and State resources have responded

More fire information will be posted as it is received.  

Crooked Canyon update 2-10-16

• .66 acres, decrease in acres due to gps mapping
• Controlled

GHOST CANYON UPDATE 2-9-16 4:30

• 28.7 acres
• 95% contained

GHOST CANYON UPDATE 2-9-16

• 28.7 acres
• 75% contained
• State resources on scene

GHOST CANYON Update 2-8-16

• 28 acres
• 50% Contained
• State and VFD resources on scene
• Cause under investigation

SMOKEY RIDGE UPDATE

• 1 acre
• 100% contained
• Resources still on scene

GHOST CANYON UPDATE

• 4 acres
• 10% contained
• Fire investigator, State, Federal, VFD, and Rapid City FP resources on scene

SMOKEY RIDGE

• West of Hermosa
• 1 acre
• State and VFD resources responded
• Cause is under investigation

GHOST CANYON

• West of Hermosa between Hwy 36 & Hwy 40
• 2 acres
• State, Federal, VFD, 2 hand crews and Rapid City resources on scene
• Cause is under investigation

Crooked Canyon update

• The Crooked Canyon fire is now at 1.5 acres due to high winds overnight.
• State and VFD resources are on scene.
• The fire is 95% contained at this time.

100 % contained at this time.

Crooked Canyon

• Black Hawk
• 0.25 acre
• State, VFD, Rapid City FD responded
• Human caused