Monday, July 30, 2018

July 30, 2018

Beaver Fire (1:58 pm)

  • Located 3 miles west of Tilford
  • Size is .25 acres with increased activity
  • State, local and Federal resources are on scene
  • Cause is unknown

Saturday, July 28, 2018

Fire Update 7/28/18

Willow Creek  (09:36)

  • Location: 1.5 miles west of Hardy Guard Station 
  • on Forest service and private land
  • Single tree caused by lightning 
  • Federal resources responded
  • Contained at 12:00

Thursday, July 26, 2018

Fire Update #2 7/26/18

Shepard Draw (13:37)

  • Location: Custer State Park
  • 0.10 acres
  • State and Wind Cave resources responding
  • Cause: lightning
  • Controlled/Contained at 16:22

Fire Update 7/26/18

Fire #1 (08:00)

  • Box Elder, intersection of I-90 and Hwy 14/16 service road
  • 0.10 acres
  • State and local resources responding
  • Cause: spread from structure fire
  • Contained at 08:44

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Fire Update #3 7/25/18

Fire#3 McFarland  (19:10)


  • Location: 8 miles W of Warren Peak, Crook County WY
  • Size: 0.10 acres
  • Resources responding: BKF and local resources 
  • Cause: lightning 

Fire update #2 7/25/18

Fire#1 The Rocks (15:00)


  • Location: 5 miles SW of Warren Peak, Crook County WY
  • Size: 0.18 acres 
  • Resources responding: Local VFD and BLack Hills Forest Service 
  • Cause: lightning 
  • Contained at 20:30

Fire Update 7/25/18

Fire #2 Shaw (16:25)


  • Crook County Fire
  • 0.10 acre
  • Local VFD responded
  • Cause: lightning 
  • Contained and contained at 17:45

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Fire Update #2 7-24-18

Fire #2 West

  • West of Ardmore
  • 4.6 acres
  • Forest Service and local resources responding
  • Cause: lightning
  • Contained at 20:30

Fire Update 7/24/18

Fire #1 Antelope (10:30)

  • South of Chadron, NE, near Table Rd
  • 8 acres
  • NE private
  • Cause: human
  • Contained at 11:30

Monday, July 23, 2018

Fire Update #2 7-23-18

Fire#2 - Cattle Gate  
  • Located: Falling Rock (off of Hwy 44)
  • Size: 1/10 acre
  • Resources: Local fire department
  • Cause: Human
  • Black Hills National Forest
  • Reported: 17:49
  • Contained at 18:18

Fire Update - July 23, 2018

Bach Fire (4:08 pm)
  • Located: 7 miles SW of Chadron, NE
  • Size: 7.7 acres
  • Resources: Nebraska National Forest and local fire department responded 
  • Cause: unknown
  • Private land
  • Jurisdiction: Chadron Fire Department
  • Reported: 16:08
  • Contained at 17:10

Sunday, July 22, 2018

Sunday, July, 22, 2018


Twin Dam North Fire

  • Location: near Fort Pierre
  • Cause is under investigation
  • Size is 1/2 acre
  • Nebraska Forest and local resources responded
  • Controlled at 4:40pm


Moonlight Ridge Fire
  • Location: 3 miles south of Spearfish on Black Hills National Forest
  • Cause is under investigation
  • Size is less than a tenth of an acre
  • Federal resources responded
  • Contained as of 11:20am

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Tuesday, July 17th, 2018

Section Fire


  • Location: Custer county between Buffalo Gap and Fairburn on private and state land.
  • Cause is lightning
  • Size 30 acres
  • Federal resources responded
  • Contained as of 5:00pm

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Wednesday July 11, 2018

Brush Fire
  • NE Crook Co, approx 22 miles NW of Hulett. approx 45 miles N of Moorcroft
  • Size 5 acres
  • Firefighting resources responding

Wednesday, July 4, 2018

July 4, 2018

Fourth Fire

  • Reported at 8:00 am 
  • West of Rapid City, near Hisega, on the Black Hills National Forest
  • Size 0.1 acre (snag) 
  • Firefighting resources responding
  • Contained at 10:30 am