February 28, 2019

Black Hills National Forest

• Hell Canyon fire (southern hills) is burning piles today close to the Pennington County line, 7 miles NW of Custer, SD and  7 miles SW of Hill City, SD.

February 27, 2019

Black Hills National Forest

• Hell Canyon fire (southern hills) is burning in the Pass Creek area today, approximately 6 miles W of Custer, SD.

February 26, 2019

Black Hills National Forest

Mystic Ranger District (central hills):

• Planning to burn piles in the Pine Grove area sometime this week. Smoke may be visible from Rapid City and Rockerville. Also, planning to burn piles located in the Brush Creek, Hwy, 385 Victoria area. Smoke will be visible from Rapid City and near Pactola.

• One pile will be burned near Rolling Hills and FSR 777 intersection. Smoke may be visible in the Nemo area.

Northern Hills:

• Planning to burn along the Piedmont Fire Trail, east of Nemo, SD and on the west side of Rolling Hills Subdivision.

South Dakota Wildland Fire

• The Hot Springs Field Office is burning slash piles off of Beardsley Drive.
• The Bear Mountain Handcrew is currently burning slash piles in the Pactola Estates Area.
• The Black Hat Handcrew continues to burn slash piles along Rockerville Road.
• The Custer State Park Field Office is burning slash piles near Mt. Coolidge.

February 25, 2019

Black Hills National Forest

• Hell Canyon fire is planning to burn large piles 8 miles W/SW of Custer, SD in the Pass Creek area today and tomorrow.

• Northern Hills fire is planning to continue burning piles south of the Dalton Lake Road on the east side of Vanocker Canyon, depending on snow conditions and weather.

February 22-23, 2019

Black Hills National Forest

• Hell Canyon fire (southern hills) is burning piles today and tomorrow west of Custer, SD from Pass Creek Road to Custer. Smoke may be visible for several days in the surrounding areas.

February 21, 2019

Black Hills National Forest

• Mystic fire is burning machine piles in the Norris Peak area and off of highway 44. Smoke may be visible from Rapid City, SD for several days.

• Mystic fire is also burning 2.5 miles north and northeast of Hill City, SD. Piles are located near Black Miner Gulch, Red Dog Gulch, Deerfield Rd and Highway 385.

• Depending on snow conditions and weather, Northern Hills fire personnel will burn hand piles adjacent to the Nemo work center next Monday (2/25).

February 20, 2019

South Dakota Wildland Fire Division will be burning piles in the following locations starting today:

• Rockerville Area
• Angostura Lake Area
• Pactola Estates Area
• Broken Boot Hill near Deadwood

Smoke may be visible for several days in the surrounding areas.


Black Hills National Forest

• Bearlodge fire (northwest WY) is planning to burn approximately 10 miles east of Sundance, WY from Moskee Road to Williams Divide to FS 863.2A.

• Depending on snow conditions and weather, Northern Hills fire is planning to burn hand piles adjacent to the Nemo work center in Nemo, SD. 

• Mystic fire (central hills) is planning to burn in 3 different areas this week. The locations are along Vanocker Canyon, starting at Veterans Peak and heading south towards Dalton Lake Road.

February 19, 2019

Black Hills National Forest

• Hell Canyon fire (southern hills) is burning piles 3 miles northeast of Custer, SD near the Meeker Ranch and 3 miles southeast of Custer near Custer Mountain.

• Starting tomorrow, (2/20/19) Mystic fire (central hills) will be burning piles approximately 9 Miles northwest of Hill City, SD above the Deerfield Park Subdivision. Smoke may be seen from Deerfield road and East Slate road.

Smoke may be visible for several days in the surrounding areas.

February 15, 2019

Black Hills National Forest

• Hell Canyon fire (southern hills) is burning piles down Pleasant Valley Road and East of Meeker Cabin near Custer, SD.

• Mystic fire (central hills) is burning machine piles off of Rolling Hills, Forest Road 777, and Stagebarn Canyon Road today. Smoke may be visible from the Rapid City/Blackhawk area for the next several days.

February 14, 2019

Black Hills National Forest

• Northern Hills fire is planning to burn hand piles today on the west side of Tinton Road, southwest of the Spearfish Work Center.

• Mystic fire (central hills) is planning to burn piles approximately 5 Miles NE of Hill City off on Hwy 385 in between three forks and Sheridan Lake. Smoke may be visible from Sheridan Lake, three forks and Hill City.

February 13, 2019

Black Hills National Forest

Forest Managers are continuing to reduce hazardous fuels across the Black Hills National Forest.

Hell Canyon (Southern Hills)

• Firefighters are burning 6 large landing piles in the Pleasant Valley Area. Smoke may be visible for several days.

Mystic (Central Hills)

• Crews are burning along Silver City Road.
• Starting 2/14, crews will be burning approximately 9 miles NW of Hill City, SD above the Deerfield Park subdivision. Smoke may be seen from Deerfield Road, East Slate Road and surrounding areas for several days.

Bearlodge (WY)

• Firefighters are burning piles near Reynolds Road, approximately 10 miles SE of Sundance, WY.

Officials appreciate the support from local communities and said that reducing fuels this time of year makes fire suppression operations safer during the summer months.

February 11, 2019

Black Hills National Forest

• Mystic fire (central hills) will be burning piles approximately 2 miles east of Hill City on Old Hill City Road, north of Ford Mountain and west of Ford Mountain Road. Smoke may be visible for several days in the surrounding areas.

• Mystic fire is also burning west of the intersection of Hwy 385 and W Hwy 44, ¼ mile up Silver City Road.

• Beginning today, Northern Hills fire will be burning east of Nemo, SD near the Piedmont Fire Trail, south of Nemo, north of Steamboat Rock Campground and in the Dalton Lake area.

February 8, 2019

Black Hills National Forest

• Northern Hills fire will be burning piles today in Erskine Gulch North of Steamboat Rock picnic & tent camping area.

• Mystic fire (central hills) is burning handpiles south of Pinegrove. Smoke may be visible in the Neck Yoke and Rockerville area.

February 6, 2019

Black Hills National Forest is burning machine piles off of Forest Service Road 150, located near Sheridan Lake Road and Nordsman Road. Smoke may be visible from Rapid City and surrounding areas for the next several days.

The Forest will also be burning piles, starting 2/7/19, down Pass Creek Road and Pleasant Valley Road about 8 miles SW of Custer, SD. They will also be burning in the Meeker area about 2 miles NE of Custer.

February 4, 2019

Black Hills National Forest may continue burning piles this week if conditions allow.  

Possible areas that may have piles burned include:

1. Storm Hill hand piles located 2 miles east of Hill City.

2. Sunny-side hand pile units north of Silver City.

3. Ester machine pile unit located approximately 6 miles NE of Hill City. Near Hwy 385, Calumet Rd, Sheridan Lake Rd.

4. Machine piles located east of Nemo along the Piedmont Fire Trail.

5. Hand piles off Merrit Estes Road.

6. Hand piles near Paha Sapa Camp on the east side of HWY 385. 

Smoke may be visible for several days in the surrounding areas.

February 1, 2019

Black Hills National Forest Pile Burning:

Northern Hills Ranger District will be burning piles 1 mile south of Crystal Mountain, or about 5 miles east of Roubaix Lake, or 5 miles west of Nemo, SD.