Thursday, August 31, 2017

August 31, 2017 - Updated

Pasture 12 Fire
  • Location: Oglala National Grasslands in Nebraska, south of Ardmore, SD
  • Size: 2.1 acres
  • Cause: lightning
  • Reported @ 7:51 p.m.
  • Federal & local resources responded.
  • Contained & Controlled @ 9:00 p.m.

959 Fire
  • Location: Oglala National Grasslands in Nebraska, south of Ardmore, SD
  • Size: 2.5 acres
  • Cause: lightning
  • Reported @ 5:40 p.m.
  • Federal & local resources responded.
  • Contained & Controlled @ 9:00 p.m.


Woodpecker Fire-Updated @ 3.13 p.m.
  • Location:  1.5 miles SW of Lakota Lake near Keystone, SD
  • Size: .1 acre
  • Cause: lightning
  • Reported @ 8:35 a.m.
  • Federal, State, & local resources responding.
  • Contained @ 2:00 p.m.

Elk Run Fire - Updates



Elk Run Fire - Updated -4:00 p.m. MDT 9/2/2017
  • Fire Name: Elk Run Fire
  •  Cause: Lightning
  •  Date of Origin: The Fire was reported @ 3:16 p.m. 8/30/2017
  •  Location:  Private and US Forest Service land in Custer County-2 miles southwest of Argyle, SD
  • Total personnel: Tomorrow’s resources will be approximately 15 which include 1 engine, 1 hand crew, and various overhead positions. Federal, State & local resources on scene.
  • Size: approximately 225 acres. A change in acreage may occur due to more accurate GPS mapping.
  • Containment: 100% 
  • No further structures are threatened as the threat has been mitigated. No road closures are in effect.
  • More information on this incident can be found on the Ongoing Incident tab on the blog.

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

August 30, 2017 - Updated

Elk Run Fire - Updated 10:07 p.m.
  • Location:  Private land in Custer County, South of Argyle, SD & West of Hwy 89
  • Size: approx. 400 acres
  • Multiple structures threatened, 1 structure involved
  • Reported @ 3:16 p.m.
  • Federal, State & local resources responding
  • Structure protection & air resources were ordered.
  • 3 Single Engine Air Tankers (SEATs), 1 heavy air tanker, and 1 SD National Guard Blackhawk are on-scene.
  • For evacuation information, please contact Custer County Sheriff's Office at: (605) 673-8146.
Burn Fire
  • Location:  Private land along Beaver Creek Road, 6 miles NE of Newcastle, WY
  • Size: .1 acre
  • Cause: lightning
  • Reported @ 9:30 a.m.
  • Federal & local resources responded
  • Contained @ 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

August 29, 2017 - Updated

Cowboy Gulch Fire
  • Location:  1.5 miles South of Hill City, SD
  • Size: .1 acre
  • Cause: human
  • Reported @ 1:50 p.m.
  • Federal resources responded
  • Contained, controlled, & out at 2:45 p.m.

Sand Creek Fire
  • Location: Black Haw Gulch
  • Size2.75 acres 
  • Cause: Lightning 
  • Federal resources responded
  • Contained @ 12:00 p.m.,  8/28/2017

Sunday, August 27, 2017

August 27, 2017

Sand Creek 3:51 PM - August 26

  • Location: Black Haw Gulch
  • Size: 2.7 acres 
  • Cause: Lightning 
  • Resources on scene 


Datum Creek (Thursday #2) 10:59 PM- August 24
  • Location: N. of Crow Peak
  • Size: .44 acre
  • Cause: Unknown
  • Controlled

Friday, August 25, 2017

August 25, 2017

Swather 3:02 PM - August 24
  • Location: 2 miles SW of Cement Ridge
  • Size: .20 acre
  • Cause: Lightning
  • Controlled

Thursday #2 10:59 PM- August 24
  • Location: N. of Crow Peak
  • Size: 10 acres (approximately)
  • Cause: Unknown
  • Resources on scene
Lytle Creek 7:50 AM - August 25
  • Location: Bearlodge Ranch, Crook County, WY
  • Size: .10 acre
  • Cause: Lightning
  • Resources on scene
  • Contained
Miller Creek 8:07 AM - August 25
  • Location: Miller Creek Area
  • Size: .10 acre
  • Cause: Lightning
  • Controlled

Thursday, August 24, 2017

August 24, 2017


Swather 3:02 - August 24
  • Location: 2 miles SW of Cement Ridge
  • Size: .20 acre
  • Cause: Lightning
  • Resources on scene 

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

August 22, 2017


Grove 1:26- August 20
  • Location: 3 miles North of Haywood
  • Size: 10 acres
  • Cause: Lightning
  • Controlled
Baler 4:20- August 19
  • Location: 51N63W15
  • Size: 1.59 acres
  • Cause: Equipment
  • Controlled
Rogers Lake 1:53 - August 18
  • Location: 10 miles West of Bear Mt. Lookout
  • Size: 9 acres
  • Cause: Lightning
  • Controlled

Putnam Dam 10:19- August 18
  • Location: 20 miles south west of Custer
  • Size:  3-4 acres
  • Cause: Lightning
  • Controlled

War Drainage 6:19 - August 17
  • Location:  11 miles south of Ft Pierre
  • Size: 4.6 acres
  • Cause: Unknown
  • Controlled

Friday, August 18, 2017

August 18, 2017

Putnam Dam Wildfire
Reported: 10:19 am  - Aug 18
Location: 20 miles south west of Custer
Size:  3-4 acres
Resources:  State, Federal.  Air attack, dozers, handcrews, engines ..
Cause: Unknown


War Drainage Wildfire
Reported:  6:19 pm - Aug 17
Location:  11 miles south of Ft Pierre
Size: 4.6 acres
Resources: Local / State / Federal
Cause: Unknown
Contained


UPDATES from Yesterday

Bouquet South Wildfire
Reported: 3:48 pm
Location: 11 miles east of Scenic, SD
Size: 5.9 acres
Resources: local / federal
Cause: lightning
Contained

Pass Creek Wildfire
Reported: 4:36 pm
Location: 10 miles SE of Elk Mountain
Size: 5-10 50 acres
Resources: state and federal
Cause: unknown
Contained

Thursday, August 17, 2017

August 17, 2017

Bouquet South Wildfire
Reported: 3:48 pm
Location: 11 miles east of Scenic, SD
Size: 5.9 acres
Resources: local / federal
Cause: lightning

Pass Creek Wildfire
Reported: 4:36 pm
Location: 10 miles SE of Elk Mountain
Size: 5-10 acres
Resources: state and federal
Cause: unknown

Washout Wildfire
Reported: 5:18 pm
Location: 4 miles west of Pierre
Size: .5 acres
Resources: local / federal
Cause: lightning
Contained at 5:30 pm





Saturday, August 12, 2017

August 12, 2017

Bulldog (12:03pm)

  • Located 2 miles south of Black Hills National Cemetery
  • Size: 1-1 1/2 acres
  • Resources on scene
  • Cause: unknown

Thursday, August 10, 2017

August 10, 2017

Samelias Peak (9:43 am)
  • Located on Samelius Trailhead
  • .1 acre
  • Controlled
  • Cause: lightning
Radio Tower (10:57 am)
  • Located south of Ft. Pierre
  • .1 acre
  • Controlled
  • Cause: wheel bearing
Winchester (1:48 pm)
  • Located near Blacktail Creek
  • .1 acre
  • Abandoned Campfire

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

August 9, 2017

Hardesty (5:53 am)
  • Located at Samelius Peak near Keystone
  • Cause: lightning
  • Size: .1 acre
  • Forest service and VFD responded
  • Contained at 9:30 am
  • Controlled at 1:49 pm
Ewart (3:06 pm)
  • Located at the northwest corner of McKelvie
  • Size: 10 acres
  • One Nebraska engine responded
  • Cause: lightning
  • Contained

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

August 8, 2017

Indian (12:00 PM)
  • Located on Indian Canyon Road
  • Size: 2 acres 10 acres 11.2 acres
  • South Dakota and Nebraska Engines and 1 SEAT on scene
  • Cause: unknown lightning
  • Contained
Lafferty Gulch (3:35 pm)
  • Located between Hill City Rd and Lafferty Gulch Road
  • Size: .2 acres
  • Cause: lightning
  • Resources on scene
  • Contained and controlled
Snag (3:40 pm)
  • Located on South Rockerville Road
  • Size: .1 acre
  • Cause: lightning
  • Contained and controlled

Thursday, August 3, 2017

Wednesday, August 3, 2017

 
Uranium 3:58 pm
  • Location: 3 miles E of Burdock, 12 miles N of Edgemont 
  • Size: 2.4 acres
  • Cause: unknown
  • Contained
Scofield CA 6:40 pm
  • Location: E of Philip 
  • Size: 50 acres
  • Cause: lightning
  • 100% Contained 
Goose Pasture 3:58 pm 
  • Location: 1/2 mile W of Silver City
  • Size: 0.15 acres
  • Cause: lightning
  • 100% Contained
Shed 5:44 pm 
  • Location: 4 N of Devil's Tower 
  • Size: 0.25 acres
  • Cause: unknown
  • Controlled
Park Creek 2:10 pm 
  • Location: 5 miles S of Sturgis 
  • Size 0.75 acres
  • Cause: lightning 
  • 100% Contained
 Deadman 3:55 pm
  • Location: 2 miles S of Sturgis
  • Size: 0.5 acres 0.6 acres
  • Cause: unknown
  • 100% Contained
Egan 2:58 pm 
  • Location:  5-10 miles SE of Chadron
  • Size: 2 acres
  • Cause: lightning
  • 100% Contained
Metz 1:01 pm
  • Location: W of Sutherland Springs, 1 mile of Pleasant Valley Rd
  • Size: 1 acre
  • Cause: Lightning
  • 100% Contained
Morris Creek 8:00 pm
  • Location: 1/2 mile S. of Tilford
  • Size: 0.3 acres
  • Cause: Lightning
  • Controlled
Valkyrie 10:08 pm
  • Location: Boulder Canyon, Lawrence County, SD
  • Size: 0.1 acres
  • Cause: Lightning 
  • Controlled 
August 1, 2017

Bow and Arrow 2:09 pm
  • Location: NE corner of McKelvie National Forest
  • Size: 6.5 acres
  • Cause: unknown
  • 100% Contained
Tellsrow 6:58 am
  • Location: Off of Hwy 24, MM 35, WY
  • Size: 2.1 acres
  • Cause: Lightning
  • 100% Contained
July 31, 2017

 Strawberry CA 1:29 pm
  • Location: 8 miles north of Hulett, WY
  • Size: 191 acres
  • Cause: human
  • Crews will be continuing monitoring and mop up in the coming days

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Updated 10:00 pm August 2, 2017

Uranium 3:58 pm

  • Location: 3 miles E of Burdock, 12 miles N of Edgemont 
  • Size: 2.4 acres
  • Cause: unknown
  • Resources on scene
Scofield CA 6:40 pm
  • Location: E of Philip 
  • Size: 50 acres
  • Cause: lightning
  • 100% Contained 
Goose Pasture 3:58 pm 
  • Location: 1/2 mile W of Silver City
  • Size: 0.15 acres
  • Cause: lightning
  • 100% Contained
Shed 5:44 pm 
  • Location: 4 N of Devil's Tower 
  • Size: 0.25 acres
  • Cause: unknown
  • Controlled
Park Creek 2:10 pm 
  • Location: 5 miles S of Sturgis 
  • Size 0.75 acres
  • Cause: lightning 
  • 100% Contained


Deadman 3:55 pm

  • Location: 2 miles S of Sturgis
  • Size: 0.5 acres 0.6 acres
  • Cause: unknown
  • 100% Contained
Egan 2:58 pm 
  • Location:  5-10 miles SE of Chadron
  • Size: 2 acres
  • Cause: lightning
  • 100% Contained
Metz 1:01 pm
  • Location: W of Sutherland Springs, 1 mile of Pleasant Valley Rd
  • Size: 1 acre
  • Cause: Lightning
  • 100% Contained
Morris Creek 8:00 pm
  • Location: 1/2 mile S. of Tilford
  • Size: 0.3 acres
  • Cause: Lightning
  • Controlled
Valkyrie 10:08 pm
  • Location: Boulder Canyon, Lawrence County, SD
  • Size: 0.1 acres
  • Cause: Lightning 
  • Controlled 
August 1, 2017

Bow and Arrow 2:09 pm
  • Location: NE corner of McKelvie National Forest
  • Size: 6.5 acres
  • Cause: unknown
  • 100% Contained
Tellsrow 6:58 am
  • Location: Off of Hwy 24, MM 35, WY
  • Size: 2.1 acres
  • Cause: Lightning
  • 100% Contained
July 31, 2017

 Strawberry CA 1:29 pm
  • Location: 8 miles north of Hulett, WY
  • Size: 191 acres
  • Cause: human
  • Crews will be continuing monitoring and mop up in the coming days

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

August 1, 2017

Updated 4:30 pm August 1, 2017

Bow and Arrow 2:09 pm
  • Location: NE corner of McKelvie National Forest
  • Size: 6.5 acres
  • Cause: unknown
  • Resources on scene
Tellsrow 6:58 am
  • Location: Off of Hwy 24, MM 35, WY
  • Size: 2.1 acres
  • Cause: Lightning
  • Resources on scene

July 31st
Strawberry CA 1:29 pm
  • Location: 8 miles north of Hulett, WY
  • Size: 191 acres
  • Cause: human
  • Crews will be continuing monitoring and mop up in the coming days
Devil's Canyon 3:45 pm
  • Location: east of Edgemont, 2 miles south of Flint Hill
  • Size:  8.75 acres
  • Cause: lightning
  • 100% Contained
Blowout CA 2:04 pm
  • Location: north of Oahe Dam
  • Size: .1 acres
  • Resources on scene
  • 100% Contained