Subscribe by
texting 'GPFire' to 85511
Rapid
City, SD – Great
Plains Fire Information, comprised of the Black Hills National Forest, Nebraska
National Forest and Grasslands and South Dakota Wildland Fire Division, continue
to partner with the Helpline Center to notify the public of significant fire
activity within the Great Plains geographical area (Black Hills and surrounding
areas) using text messaging.
Notification
text will be sent to those who subscribe on significant fire activity,
including wildland and prescribed fires within the Great Plains
Dispatch Zone.
To
subscribe, text ‘GPFire’ to 85511. Text ‘STOP’ to cancel at any time.
“Almost
everyone has a phone that can receive a text and this gives us another avenue
we can reach people with critical fire alerts and messaging,” said Scott
Jacobson, Black Hills National Forest Public Affairs Officer.