August 29, 2016

No new wildfire activity for today.

Updates:
 Shaw Fire

• Contained @ 1745 on 8-27-2016
• Size: 2.4 acres
• Location: 5 miles East of Devils Tower, Crook County, WY
• Federal and local VFDs responding
• Cause: Lightning

August 27, 2016

Price Trust Fire

• Contained @ 6:45 p.m.
• Size: 4.75 acres
• Location: 5 miles Southeast of Devils Tower, Crook County, WY
• Federal and local VFDs responding
• Cause: Lightning 

Shaw Fire

• Size: 2.4 acres
• Location: 5 miles East of Devils Tower, Crook County, WY
• Federal and local VFDs responding
• Cause: Lightning

Other Updates

Snyder Fire

• Controlled @ 1200 p.m. today
• Contained @ 8:54 p.m. on 8/26
• Size: .1 acre, single tree
• Federal resources responded
• Cause: Lightning

August 24, 2016

No new wildfire activity for today.

August 23, 2016

Maitland CA fire (#2) (11:36 am)

• Location: 6.5 miles southwest of Angustora Resevoir, South Dakota
• Size: 34.5 acres
• Resources: Federal, State, & VFD responding
• Cause: Human

August 22, 2016

Raddick fire (4:19pm)

• Location: 4.5 miles southwest of Cheyenne Crossing, South Dakota (Lawrence County); Raddick Gulch area
• Size: 0.25 acres
• Resources: Federal responding
• Cause: Lightning

August 21, 2016

Updated: 8/23/2016 at 1:20 pm

Henderson fire (3:15pm)

• 100% contained and declared out
• Location: 10 miles south of Gering, Nebraska (Banner County)
• Size: 60 acres
• Resources: unknown
• Cause: Lightning

August 19th

Updates from August 18th

South Falls Fire

• Location: McKelvie NF in Nebraska
• Size: 15 acres
• Resources: NBNF Engine
• Cause: Lightning

August 18th

Updates from late 8/18/2016

Missile Road Fire

• Location: Custer County, S. of Hermosa, W of Hwy 79
• Size: 2.0 acres
• Resources: Unknown
• Cause: Unknown

Piller Fire

• Location: Lawrence County- Pillar Peak and Bear Den Mountain
• Size: 0.1 acres
• Resources: BKF Engines
• Cause: Unknown

August 16th

Serenity Fire

• Location: Old Belle Road and Creek Side Loop
• Size: 1.7 acres
• Resources: BKF Engines
• Cause: Unknown

August 15, 2016

Mile Marker 18 Fire

• Size: 0.1 acre
• Location: Exit 17 Spearfish off I-90
• Resources: BKF and Local
• Cause: Human
• Out at 11:37am MST

Other Updates
Woodcock Fire

• Size: .25 acres
• Location: 5.5 miles East of Argyle, SD
• Federal, local, and helicopter resources responded
• Cause: Lightning
• Controlled at 7:00 pm MST 08/14/2016

Benchmark Fire

• Size: 0.1 acre
• Location: North of Nemo, SD
• Federal & local resources responded
• Cause: Abandoned campfire
• Out at 2:16 pm MST 8/14/2016

August 13, 2016

Brakes

• Controlled @ 4:27 p.m. today
• Size: .75 acres
• Location: East of Aladdin Breaks, Crook County, WY
• Federal, State and local resources responded
• Cause: Lightning

Other Updates

Brady Creek

• 75% contained at 8:35 p.m. 08/11/2016
• Size:  50.89 acres
• Location: Northwest of Kadoka, SD
• Federal and local resources responding
• Cause: Lightning

Mathews County Assist

• Contained @ 6:15 p.m. on 08/11/2016
• Size: 35.2 acres
• Location: Stanley County 15 miles Southwest of Ft. Pierre, SD
• Federal and local resources responded
• Cause: Lightning

Williams Gulch

• Controlled @ 6:55 p.m. 08/11/2016
• Size: .25 acres
• Location: Sand Creek area of Crook County, WY
• Federal, local, and helicopter resources responded
• Cause: Lightning

August 12, 2016

Merritt

• Contained & controlled @ 11:34 a.m. today
• Size: .18 acres
• Location: West of Black Hawk, SD
• Federal, State, Local and helicopter resources responded
• Cause: Lightning

Potato Gulch

• Contained 08/11/2016 @ 5:03 p.m. and controlled @ 5:18 p.m.
• Size: .1 acre
• Location: North of Custer State Park, SD
• Federal, State, Local and helicopter resources responded
• Cause: Lightning

Bald Hill

• Contained @ 2:41 p.m. 08/11/2016
• Size: 1 acre
• Location: West of Hermosa, SD
• State, Federal, and Local resources responding
• Cause: Lightning

Boardgate

• Contained @ 1:40 p.m. 08/11/2016
• Size: .88 acres
• Location: Near Sugarloaf area, North of Crawford, NE in Sioux County
• Federal Resources responding
• Cause: Equipment Use

Other Fire Updates:

Thompson

• Contained @ 11:20 am 08/11/2016
• Size: .5 acre
• Location: 5 miles Southeast of Beulah, WY
• Federal and Local resources responding
• Cause: Lightning

Twin Buttes

• Contained @ 7:30 p.m. 08/10/2016
• Size: .1 acre
• Location: Northwest of Hudson-Meng Education & Research Center, Sioux County, NE
• Federal resources responding
• Cause: Lightning

Montrose

• Contained @ 12:00 p.m. 08/11/2016
• Size:  926 acres
• Location: North of Hudson-Meng Education & Research Center, Sioux County, NE
• Federal and VFD resources responding
• Cause: Lightning

UPDATED August 10,2016

176A

• Contained at 8:07 p.m. 
• Size: .1 acre
• Location: South of Whitewood, SD
• Federal, State, and local resources responding
• Cause: Lightning

Thompson

• Size: .5 acre
• Location: 5 miles Southeast of Beulah, WY
• Federal and local resources responding
• Cause: Lightning

Twin Buttes

• Size: .1 acre
• Location: Northwest of Hudson-Meng Education & Research Center, Sioux County, NE
• Federal resources responding
• Cause unknown

Pasque

• Out @ 6:10 p.m.
• Size: single tree
• Location: 3 miles South of Spearfish, SD
• Federal and local resources responded
• Cause: Lightning

Montrose

• Contained @ 7.30 p.m.
• Size: 500 acres
• Location: North of Hudson-Meng Education & Research Center, Sioux County, NE
• Federal and VFD resources responding
• Cause: Lightning

French

• Contained @ 3:28 p.m.
• Size: .1 acre
• Location: Custer State Park, East of Blue Bell Campground
• State, Federal, and local resources responding
• Cause: Lightning

Other Fire Updates:

Hopkins Flats

• Contained @ 2:35 p.m.
• Size: .27 acres
• Location: Black Hills Nat'l Forest, 3 miles West of Pringle, SD
• Federal and local resources responding
• Cause: Lightning

Prayer Cabin

• Contained and Controlled at 2:07 p.m.
• Location: 2 miles North of Maverick Junction in Fall River County, SD
• Size: .1 acre
• State, local, and Federal resources responded
• Cause: Lightning

August 10, 2016

Prayer Cabin

• Contained and Controlled at 2:07 p.m.
• Location: 2 miles North of Maverick Junction in Fall River County, SD
• Size: .1 acre
• State, local, and Federal resources responded
• Cause: Lightning

French

• Size: .1 acre
• Location: Black Hills Nat'l Forest, 3 miles West of Pringle, SD
• State, Federal, and local resources responding
• Cause: Lightning

Hopkins Flats

• Contained @ 2:35 p.m.
• Size: .27 acres
• Location: Custer State Park, East of Blue Bell Campground
• Federal and local resources responding
• Cause: Lightning

Other Fire Updates:

Dead Horse Fire

• Contained @ 6:00 p.m. 08/09/2016
• Size: 5.1 acres
• Location: Black Hills Nat'l Forest, 3 miles West of Cheyenne Crossing
• Federal, State, and local resources responding
• Cause: Lightning

Higgins Fire

• Controlled @ 8:15 p.m.  08/09/2016
• Federal and VFD resources responding
• Helitack and helitanker responded
• Size: 1.22 acres
• Location: FS land along Higgins Gulch, approx. 8 miles SW of Spearfish, SD
• Cause: Lightning

August 9, 2016

Dead Horse Fire

• Contained @ 6:00 p.m. 08/09/2016
• Size: 5.1 acres
• Location: Black Hills Nat'l Forest, 3 miles West of Cheyenne Crossing
• Federal, State, and local resources responding
• Cause: Lightning

Higgins Fire

• Controlled @ 8:15 p.m.  08/09/2016
• Federal and VFD resources responding
• Helitack and helitanker responded
• Size: 1.22 acres
• Location: FS land along Higgins Gulch, approx. 8 miles SW of Spearfish, SD
• Cause: Lightning

Cold Spring Fire

• Contained @ 3:37 p.m.
• Size: .25 acres
• Location: Weston County, WY
• Federal and local resources responding
• Cause: Lightning

Slope Fire

• Contained @ 3:08 p.m.
• Size: .25 acre
• Location: NW of Rockerville near Boulder Hill
• Federal and local resources responding
• Cause: lightning

Other Fire Updates:

 

Quarter

• Contained @ 11:00 p.m. 08/08/2016
• Size: 1.9 acres
• Location: 15 miles North of Vivian, SD
• Federal and local resources responding
• Cause: lightning

 

Bear Butte

• Contained @ 11:30 p.m. on 08/08/2016
• Location: Meade County, SD on Bear Butte
• Federal and local resources responding
• Size: .1 acre
• Cause: lightning

 

North Wood Canyon

• Contained @ 8:30 p.m. on 08/08/2016
• Size: 6 acres
• Location: 5 miles NE of  New Haven, WY
• Federal and local resources responding
• Cause: Lightning

 

Hadley

• Controlled @ 4:30 p.m. on 08/08/2016
• Contained @ 4:00 p.m. on 08/08/2016
• Size: .1 acre
• Location: West of Coal Divide and North of I-90
• Federal and local VFD resources responded
• Cause: lightning

Sand

• Controlled @ 4:10 p.m. on 08/08/2016
• Contained @ 3:00 p.m. on 08/08/2016
• Size: .1 acre
• Location: 2 miles North of Dugout
• Cause: Lightning
• Federal and local resources responded

Dugout

• Controlled @ 5:50 p.m. on 08/08/2016
• Contained @ 12:47 p.m. on 08/08/2016
• Location: South of Beulah, WY
• Size: .2 acre
• Cause: lightning
• Federal and local resources responded

August 8, 2016

River Road Fire

• Contained 6.30 p.m.
• Location: 7 miles Northwest of Edgemont, SD
• Size: 3.84 acres
• Federal and local resources responded
• Cause: lightning

Roubaix Fire

• Controlled 5:00 p.m.
• Location: Roubaix Lake Campground
• Size: single-tree
• Cause: lightning
• Federal and local resources responded

Hadley Fire

• West of Coal Divide and North of I-90
• Federal and local VFD resources are responding
• Cause unknown

Sand Fire

• Size: .5 acre
• Cause: Lightning
• 2 miles North of Dugout
• Federal and local resources are responding

Williams Fire

• Size: 1.17 acre
• Location: BIA land south of Ft. Pierre, SD
• Cause: human
• Federal and local resources are responding

South River-County Assist

• Contained: 12:13 p.m.
• Fall River County, 12 miles Northwest of Edgemont, SD
• Size: 2.6 acres
• Cause: lightning

Dugout Fire

• Location: South of Beulah, WY
• Size: .2 acre
• Cause: lightning
• Federal and local resources are responding.

AUGUST 7th

BEAR BUTTE CREEK

• South of Tomahawk Golf Course, Hwy 385 (Lawrence County)
• State, Federal and local VFD's responded
• . 10 acre
• Human caused
• Called OUT at 2:30

August 16th

Serenity Fire

• Location: Old Belle Road and Creek Side Loop
• Size: 1.7 acres
• Resources: BKF
• Cause: Human

AUGUST 5th

BIKE

• Fall River County Hwy 18 and Dewey Rd.
• On State land
• Resources: Local VFD
• .10 Acre
• Human caused
• Controlled

MM24

• Grass fire on I-90 at Mile Marker 24
• .10 acre
• State, Federal and local VFD's on scene
• Cause is undetermined

UPDATE: Human Caused

AUGUST 4th

FORK

• Located in Lawrence County near Crooks Tower
• Fire is on Black Hills National Forest
• Resources: Federal engines on scene
• .2 acres
• Cause is undetermined

UPDATE

• .6 Acres
• Cause is lightning

DRIFTWOOD

• Fall River County near Burdock Wells
• Fire is on Black Hills National Forest
• Resources: Federal and local VFD's including 1 helicopter and hand crew
• .5 acres
• Caused by lightning
• Contained

AUGUST 3rd

RIFLE PIT

• Crook County south of Beulah
• Forest Service resources responding
• .2 acre
• Cause is lightning

ELK RIDGE

• Custer County near Buffalo Gap on private land
• .10 acre
• State resources responded
• Cause is lightning

BOWMAN

• Custer County south of Pringle on Black Hills National Forest
• .10 acre
• NPS and BHNF resources responded
• Cause is lightning

AUGUST 2nd

GREEN MOUNTAIN

• Lawrence County, near Terry Cemetery and Wharf Mine
• Private land near Terry Cemetery and Wharf Mine
• .10 acre
• State and local VFD's responded
• Cause is lightning
• 100% Controlled

AUGUST 1st

CURLEW CA

• New Underwood area
• Private and State land
• 136 acres
• State & local VFD's on scene
• Cause is equipment
• 100% contained

TICKELGRASS

• Lawrence County, Boulder Canyon area
• .10 acre
• State and Federal resources on scene
• Cause is lightning