Friday, June 30, 2017

Mona Fire

Location: Crook Co., WY, North Bearlodge
Size: 0.75 acres
Resources: Federal and local
Cause: lightning
Status: contained

Thursday June 29, 2017

UPDATED 6:53 PM 6/30/2017

6/29/2017  

Brady Fire
Location: 7 miles E/SE of Edgemont, SD
Size: 95 acres
Resources: Federal, State and local, State dozer, and Federal helicopter
Cause: lightning
Status: 60% containment, due to minimal fire behavior, firefighters made good progress. Continuing line construction tomorrow. Three engines will continue to monitor throughout tonight.

*The fire received about a 1/2 inch of rain last night. Approximately 70 firefighters are on scene and will continue mop up and scouting today.


Ridge Fire
Location: Hwy 116, 15 miles SE of Sundance, WY
Size: 0.5 acre
Resources: Federal,
Cause: lightning
Status: Controlled

Rocky Fire
Location: South of Cottonwood Reservoir
Size: 1 acre
Resources: Federal engines
Cause: lightning
Status: Controlled

385 Fire
Location: 1 mile south of Pine Ridge Job Corps
Size: 0.25
Resources: Federal
Cause: lightning
Status: Controlled

Cedar Fire
Location: Fall River Co., Horse Sanctuary,
Size:1.86 acres
Resources: Federal Helicopter, Federal, State crew, and local engines
Cause: lightning
Status: Controlled

Cement Fire
Location: 1/2 mile north of Cement Ridge Lookout, South Dakota/Wyoming border
Size: 0.1
Resources: Federal engine
Cause: lightning
Status: Controlled

Mickelson Fire
Location: Minnekahta Junction
Size: 0.25
Resources: Federal helicopter, State dozer, State engines, and local engines
Cause: lightning
Status: Controlled

Lagoon Fire
Location: south of Chadron, on Nebraska state land near the Pine Ridge Job Corps

Size: 0.1

Resources: Federal and local
Cause: lightning

Status: Controlled

Wednesday June 28, 2017

UPDATED 6/29/2017 8:35 AM

6/28/17

Hard to Find Fire

Location:1 mi NW of Hot Springs, SD

Size: 0.1

Resource: Federal, State

Status: Controlled

Slim Butte Fire

Location: SE of Oelrichs

Resources: Federal

Size: 0.25 acre

Cause: lightning

Status: Controlled

Crooked Creek Fire

Location: 4.5 miles SE of Wasta, SD

Resources: State

Size: 3.33 acres

Status: Contained

Mica Fire

Location: 3 miles NW of Custer, SD

Resources: Federal, State, Helicopter

Size: 0.5 acre 

Cause: human
Status: Controlled

Jewel Fire

Location: 10 miles W of Custer, SD
Resources: Federal , State, Helicopter

Size: 1 acre

Cause: lightning

Status: Contained

Beecher Fire

Location: 5 miles S of Custer, SD

Resources: Federal, State

Size: 0.25 acre

Cause: lightning

Status: Contained

6/27/17

Jessica Fire

Location: Devils Tower, WY

Size: 0.1 acre

Resource: Federal, Local

Cause: lightning

Status: Controlled

Friday June 23, 2017

UPDATED at 5:20pm MST

Hot Brook Canyon Fire

• Size: 0.2 acres
• Location: Near Hot Springs
• Resources: State & Local
• Cause: Human

Boulder Creek Fire

• Size: 0.75 acres
• Location: Highway 14A and Boulder Creek Road
• Resources: Federal
• Cause: Unknown

Wednesday June 21, 2017

Blacktail Fire

• Location: Crook County, Wyoming 
• Size: 0.75 Acres 
• Resources: Federal and State
• Cause: Lightning 

Monday June 19, 2017

Pit Fire

• Size: 0.1 Acre
• Location: Shep's Canyon Road, near Angostura Reservoir 
• Resources: SD State 
• Cause: Unknown

Matias Fire

Located in Fall River County, 3 miles southwest of Minnekahata

Resources en route - two hand crews and Type 3 helicopter

1 acre 10acres 11.3 acres

Cause was lightning

Air attack and SEAT ordered

50%  contained

June 15, 2017

Matias 12:24 pm

• Located in Fall River County, 3 miles southwest of Minnekahata
• Resources en route - two hand crews and Type 3 helicopter
• 1 acre
• Cause was lightning
• Air attack and SEAT ordered

***Please see Matias Fire post for further updates***

Ruby 11:46 am

• Located near French Creek in Custer County
• .25 acres
• Resources on scene
• Cause was lightning
• .2 acres contained

June 14, 2017

Horse Camp

• Located in Custer State Park
• .25 acres .32 acres
• Resources on scene and Type 3 helicopter is en route
• Reported at 12:11 pm
• Cause: lightning
• Contained at 9:05 pm

June 13, 2017

Wall Canyon

• North edge of Wall Canyon, west of Oral turnoff on west side of Hwy 79
• Reported at 1:51 pm

Flynn Creek  

•  .1 acre
• Reported at 11:19 am 

Sunrise Fire

• 4 miles northwest of Edgemont
• .1 acre
• Controlled and contained

 

June 12, 2017

Steamboat Fire

• Located near the Steamboat picnic area
• Private individual noticed fire and flagged down state crew 400
• It was an abandoned campfire
• Contained and controlled at 4:50pm and was called out at 5:36 pm

Update June 9, 2017 at 7:15 pm

MM 134 Fire

* Contained

Big Foot Road Fire

* Contained

 Tatanka Fire

* Controlled

See previous update for more details

June 9, 2017 Update at 5:50 pm

MM 134 Fire

* Reported 4:54 pm
* Location: mile marker 134 along I-90

Chimney Canyon Fire

* Reported at 4:37 pm
* Size: 0.1 acre
* Location: USFS federal land, mile marker 44 on I-90
* Controlled

Big Foot Road Fire

* Reported at 4:35 pm
* Location: mile marker 122 on I-90

Tatanka Fire

* Reported at 3:57 pm
* Size: 0.1 acre
* Location: USFS federal land, 3 miles south of Custer along Highway 385

Buck Fire

* Controlled
* See previous update for more details

June 9, 2017 Update at 11:15 am

Buck Fire

* Reported at 10:00 am
* Located on USFS federal land in Custer County
* Size: 0.1 acre
* 50% contained at 11:00 am

June 9, 2017

King Tut Fire

* Controlled at 4:30 pm on June 8, 2017

Update: June 8, 2017 at 3:30 pm

King Tut Fire Update

* Contained at 2:00 pm
* Size: 0.68 total acres
* Resources continue to 'mop up' on scene

June 8, 2017

King Tut Fire

* Reported at 11:42 am
* Located on US Forest Service land in Custer County, SD
* Size estimated at 0.25 to 0.5 acre
* Federal resources (engines) responding on scene
* Cause: Under Investigation

June 7, 2017

Bear Gulch Fire

* 100% Controlled at 10:12 am on June 7, 2017

(See previous update for additional information on the Bear Gulch Fire)

Update June 6, 2017 at 8:30 pm

Bear Gulch Fire

* Reported at 2:10 pm
* Size: 6.25 acres
* 100% Contained at 8:30 pm
* State and Federal firefighting resources on scene
* Located in the Northeast corner of Custer State Park

June 6, 2017

Mills Fire

* Reported June 6 at 10:43 am
* 0.1 acre
* 100% Controlled at 12:00 pm
* Located on USFS land in Crook County, WY 


Cobb Fire

* Reported June 5 at 7:42 pm
* 0.1 acre
* 100% Controlled at 10:15 pm  
* Located in Custer County , SD

June 4, 2017

Blackhawk Creek
     * Reported at 3:07 pm
     * Bonfire from last night reported at Peaceful Pine Road to USFS Rd #216
     * 0.1 acre
     * Federal and local resources
     * 100% Controlled