Monday, September 5, 2016

September 5, 2016

Updates as of Tuesday, September 6

Deer Spring fire (7:16 pm)
  • Location: 3 miles south of Hardy Guard, South Dakota (Lawrence County) 
  • Size: 0.1 acres
  • Cause: lightning
  • Controlled as of 8:30 pm
Boarding fire (4:39 pm)
  • Location: 1 mile northwest of north boat launch of Pactola Reservoir, South Dakota (Pennington County) 
  • Size: 0.1 acres
  • Resources: State responding 
  • Cause: lightning
  • Controlled as of 2:36 pm
Chopper fire (4:14 pm)
  • Location: 2.3 miles northwest of Crazy Horse Memorial, South Dakota (Pennington County) 
  • Size: 0.1 acres
  • Cause: lightning
  • Contained as of 11:51 pm
Shank fire (2:23 pm)
  • Location: 6 miles south of Teepee Work Center, South Dakota (Custer County) 
  • Size: 0.1 acres
  • Resources: State responding
  • Cause: lightning
  • Controlled as of 4:43 pm
South Fork fire (2:20 pm)
  • Location: 3 miles southwest of Deerfield Lake, South Dakota (Pennington County) 
  • Size: 0.1 acres
  • Resources: Federal responding
  • Cause: lightning
  • Contained as of 5:30 pm 
Pass Creek Well (#3) fire (1:48 pm)
  • Location: 3.5 miles east of Dewey, South Dakota (Near Pass Creek Well, Custer County)
  • Size: 33 acres
  • Resources: Federal and State responding
  • Contained as of 12:47 pm
Big Spring (#2) fire (12:45 pm)
  • Location: 1 mile southeast of Crow Peak, South Dakota (Lawrence County)
  • Size: 0.1 acres
  • Resources: Federal responding
  • Cause: lightning
  • Controlled as of 6:30 pm
Windmill fire (8:55 am)
  • Location: North of Jewel Cave, South Dakota (Windmill Draw area, Custer County)
  • Size: 0.1 acres
  • Resources: Federal and State responding
  • Cause: lightning
  • Controlled as of 2:33 pm