Friday, August 12, 2016

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