Saturday, February 27, 2016

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 

Friday, February 26, 2016

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 

Monday, February 22, 2016

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

Thursday, February 18, 2016

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

Thursday, February 11, 2016

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

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

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

Monday, February 8, 2016

GHOST CANYON Update 2-8-16

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

Sunday, February 7, 2016

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.

Saturday, February 6, 2016

Crooked Canyon


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