Tin Lode Fire
Reported: 9:08 3/31/2020
Location: Pennington County, 2 miles ESE of Hill City, SD
Size: 0.1 acres
Resources: Local, State, and Federal
Cause: Human, slash pile
Status: Contained 9:45, Controlled 10:00
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Monday, March 30, 2020
March 30, 2020
Fairview Fire
Reported: 2:29 pm
Location: in Jackson County, 2 miles NE of Cactus Flats
Size: .10 acre
Resources: Local and Federal
Cause: lightning
Status: Contained (5:00 pm), Controlled (5:45 pm), Out (6:19 pm)
Status: Contained (5:00 pm), Controlled (5:45 pm), Out (6:19 pm)
Hazel Fire
Reported: 1:51 pm
Location: Pennington County, 9 miles WNW of Rapid City, SD
Size: 4.4 acres
Resources: Local, State, and Federal
Cause: human-caused
Status: Contained (4:22 pm), Controlled (5:00 pm)
Status: Contained (4:22 pm), Controlled (5:00 pm)
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
March 24, 2020
Clover Fire
Reported: 3:08 pm 3/24/2020
Location: Mead County, 5 miles NW or Piedmont, SD
Size: 0.2 acres, controlled
Resources: Federal and local
Cause: Under Investigation
MM 5 Fire
Reported: 1:35 pm 3/24/2020
Location: Mile marker 5 of Highway 71, approximately 5 miles
north of Ardmore, SD
Size: 0.1 acres, controlled
Resources: Federal, State, and Local
Cause: Railroad
Monday, March 23, 2020
March 23, 2020
Teepee Gulch Fire
Reported: 10:23 3/23/2020
Location: Teepee Gulch Road, Pennington County, South Dakota
Size: .01 acres
Resources: Federal resources responded
Cause: under investigation
Buff CA Fire
Reported: 10:49 3/23/2020
Location: Bordeaux Road area, Dawes County, Nebraska
Size: 0.55 acres
Resources: Federal resources responding
Cause: unknown
Saturday, March 21, 2020
March 21, 2020
French Creek Fire
Reported: 12:01 pm March 21, 2020
Location: Lower Spring Creek Road, Custer County
Size: 21 acres
Resources: Federal, State and local resources responded
Cause: Under Investigation
Reported: 12:01 pm March 21, 2020
Location: Lower Spring Creek Road, Custer County
Size: 21 acres
Resources: Federal, State and local resources responded
Cause: Under Investigation
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
March 11, 2020
Whitetail Fire
Reported: 3:00 pm March 11, 2020
Location: 2.5 miles west of Hot Springs, SD
Size: 4.33 acres and contained
Resources: State and local resources responded
Cause: Under Investigation
Reported: 3:00 pm March 11, 2020
Location: 2.5 miles west of Hot Springs, SD
Size: 4.33 acres and contained
Resources: State and local resources responded
Cause: Under Investigation
Anti-Horse Broadcast Burn Postponed
Custer, SD, March 11, 2020 – The Anti-Horse prescribed burn planned for today, March 11, 2020 on Black Hills National Forest, Hell Canyon Ranger District has been postponed.
Fire officials have been monitoring the forecasted weather in the days leading up to the burn to determine if the conditions would be favorable. Prescribed fire projects require an extensive planning process to determine prescription parameters based off of Subject Matter Experts, local knowledge, as well as accepted scientific and computer based modeling.
“We have been monitoring our fuel moistures and conditions all week to ensure we were within the parameters of the burn plan to meet the objectives. With the spot weather forecast that we requested this morning, our models are showing several elements on the high end of our prescription. Based off of this information as well as the issuance of the Red Flag Warning by the National Weather Service, we have postponed the burn for today” said Josh Morgan, Burn Boss for the project as well as the Fuels Assistant Fire Management Officer for Hell Canyon Ranger District.
Fire officials said they will continue to look for windows in the future to proceed with the burn, but the Anti-Horse project will be postponed for the remainder of this week due to the expected snowfall in the coming days.
For more information on Black Hills National Forest prescribed fire, visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/blackhills/fire/?cid=FSEPRD575179.
Fire officials have been monitoring the forecasted weather in the days leading up to the burn to determine if the conditions would be favorable. Prescribed fire projects require an extensive planning process to determine prescription parameters based off of Subject Matter Experts, local knowledge, as well as accepted scientific and computer based modeling.
“We have been monitoring our fuel moistures and conditions all week to ensure we were within the parameters of the burn plan to meet the objectives. With the spot weather forecast that we requested this morning, our models are showing several elements on the high end of our prescription. Based off of this information as well as the issuance of the Red Flag Warning by the National Weather Service, we have postponed the burn for today” said Josh Morgan, Burn Boss for the project as well as the Fuels Assistant Fire Management Officer for Hell Canyon Ranger District.
Fire officials said they will continue to look for windows in the future to proceed with the burn, but the Anti-Horse project will be postponed for the remainder of this week due to the expected snowfall in the coming days.
For more information on Black Hills National Forest prescribed fire, visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/blackhills/fire/?cid=FSEPRD575179.
-USDA-
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Monday, March 9, 2020
Buttes Broadcast Burn Planned Wed. March 11, 2020 on Fish Mountain near Sundance, WY
Sundance, WY, March 9, 2020 – The Buttes broadcast burn is planned for ignition on the Black Hills National Forest Wednesday, March 11, 2020, weather permitting.
North Zone fire crews plan to burn about 100 acres.
The broadcast burn is located in the Black Buttes area on Fish Mountain, approximately 5 miles south of Sundance, WY.
Fire will be confined primarily to the south-facing slope of Fish Mountain and bordered by snow and frozen fuels limiting fire behavior on the north-facing slope. Conditions for this burn are favorable with snowfall forecasted in the area over the next several days.
The primary objective of the prescribed burn is to reduce the potential of severe wildfire that could spread to adjacent lands. Resource objectives of the burn include providing for diverse ecosystems and improvement of big game and songbird/raptor habitat. Prescribed fire will also be used to prepare sites for natural regeneration, increase browse productivity, and rejuvenate foliage.
On the day of a burn, fire managers call the National Weather Service with on-site weather conditions and request a spot weather forecast. This forecast allows fire managers to determine whether they will burn or not based on-site specific weather forecasts. This forecast includes temperatures, relative humidity, winds and smoke dispersal.
Good smoke dispersal is forecasted for Wed. however, smoke may still be visible for several days from I-90, Highway 585 and Canyon Springs Road. Crews will continue to monitor the burn after ignition is complete.
To receive significant fire activity notifications via text, text ‘GPFire’ to 85511. Text ‘STOP’ to cancel at any time and/or subscribe to receive e-mail notifications at http://gpfireinfo.blogspot.com/.
For more information on the Black Hills National Forest, visit, http://www.fs.usda.gov/blackhills or call (605) 673-9200.
The broadcast burn is located in the Black Buttes area on Fish Mountain, approximately 5 miles south of Sundance, WY.
Fire will be confined primarily to the south-facing slope of Fish Mountain and bordered by snow and frozen fuels limiting fire behavior on the north-facing slope. Conditions for this burn are favorable with snowfall forecasted in the area over the next several days.
The primary objective of the prescribed burn is to reduce the potential of severe wildfire that could spread to adjacent lands. Resource objectives of the burn include providing for diverse ecosystems and improvement of big game and songbird/raptor habitat. Prescribed fire will also be used to prepare sites for natural regeneration, increase browse productivity, and rejuvenate foliage.
On the day of a burn, fire managers call the National Weather Service with on-site weather conditions and request a spot weather forecast. This forecast allows fire managers to determine whether they will burn or not based on-site specific weather forecasts. This forecast includes temperatures, relative humidity, winds and smoke dispersal.
Good smoke dispersal is forecasted for Wed. however, smoke may still be visible for several days from I-90, Highway 585 and Canyon Springs Road. Crews will continue to monitor the burn after ignition is complete.
To receive significant fire activity notifications via text, text ‘GPFire’ to 85511. Text ‘STOP’ to cancel at any time and/or subscribe to receive e-mail notifications at http://gpfireinfo.blogspot.com/.
For more information on the Black Hills National Forest, visit, http://www.fs.usda.gov/blackhills or call (605) 673-9200.
-USDA-
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
Broadcast Burn Planned West of Custer, SD Starting Wed. March 11, 2020
Custer, SD, March 9, 2020 – The Hell Canyon District on the Black Hills National Forest is planning to utilize aerial and ground ignitions to burn up to 2,700 acres on the Anti-Horse Project beginning Wednesday, March 11, 2020, depending on weather.
“This is scheduled to be a two day burn, however we may burn into Friday March 13th if conditions warrant,” said Josh Morgan, Fuels Assistant Fire Manager Officer, Hell Canyon Ranger District.
The Anti-Horse Project area is located approximately 20 miles west of Custer, SD and 18 miles east of Newcastle, WY in the Surveyor Hill Road/Jasper Fire area, across from the Tepee Work Center.
One of the units to be burned is located along Hwy 16. Fire officials said the highway will remain open but ask drivers to use caution and turn on headlights. With reduced visibility from smoke possible, please do not stop to take photos along the highway as this can create a hazard for fire vehicles in the area.
The resource objective of the burn is to reduce long term fire hazards and improve health and vigor of forested stands in portions of the Jasper fire area. The 2000 Jasper fire created extensive areas of dead and dying stands. The dead trees have fallen to the ground, creating high concentrations of fuel on the ground that create a hazard to firefighters, the public, and forest resources.
Crews have been preparing to implement this project to meet management objectives for several years and managers will not ignite the project unless the conditions meet the criteria described in the burn plan.
To receive significant fire activity notifications via text, text ‘GPFire’ to 85511. Text ‘STOP’ to cancel at any time and/or subscribe to receive e-mail notifications at http://gpfireinfo.blogspot.com/.
For more information on the Black Hills National Forest, visit, http://www.fs.usda.gov/blackhills or call (605) 673-9200.
“This is scheduled to be a two day burn, however we may burn into Friday March 13th if conditions warrant,” said Josh Morgan, Fuels Assistant Fire Manager Officer, Hell Canyon Ranger District.
The Anti-Horse Project area is located approximately 20 miles west of Custer, SD and 18 miles east of Newcastle, WY in the Surveyor Hill Road/Jasper Fire area, across from the Tepee Work Center.
One of the units to be burned is located along Hwy 16. Fire officials said the highway will remain open but ask drivers to use caution and turn on headlights. With reduced visibility from smoke possible, please do not stop to take photos along the highway as this can create a hazard for fire vehicles in the area.
The resource objective of the burn is to reduce long term fire hazards and improve health and vigor of forested stands in portions of the Jasper fire area. The 2000 Jasper fire created extensive areas of dead and dying stands. The dead trees have fallen to the ground, creating high concentrations of fuel on the ground that create a hazard to firefighters, the public, and forest resources.
Crews have been preparing to implement this project to meet management objectives for several years and managers will not ignite the project unless the conditions meet the criteria described in the burn plan.
To receive significant fire activity notifications via text, text ‘GPFire’ to 85511. Text ‘STOP’ to cancel at any time and/or subscribe to receive e-mail notifications at http://gpfireinfo.blogspot.com/.
For more information on the Black Hills National Forest, visit, http://www.fs.usda.gov/blackhills or call (605) 673-9200.
-USDA-
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
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| (Photo taken Oct. 2016 on the Anti-Horse Project; Black Hills National Forest) |
Friday, March 6, 2020
March 6, 2020
Johnson CA Fire
Reported: 1:34 pm am March 6, 2020
Location: Whitney Lake Area, Nebraska
Size: 15 acres
Resources: Federal and local resources responded
Cause: Human Caused
Hwy 40 Fire
Reported: 10:48 am March 6, 2020
Location: 11 miles SE of Hermosa, Fall River County
Size: 50 acres
Resources: Federal, State and local resources responded
Cause: Under investigation
Thursday, March 5, 2020
March 5, 2020
Fisherman Flats Fire
Reported: 10:59 am March 5, 2020
Location: SE portion of Custer State Park
Size: 2.86 acres
Resources: State resources responded
Contained: at 12:39 pm on March 5, 2020
Cause: Under investigation
Reported: 10:59 am March 5, 2020
Location: SE portion of Custer State Park
Size: 2.86 acres
Resources: State resources responded
Contained: at 12:39 pm on March 5, 2020
Cause: Under investigation
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