Black Hills National Forest
The Black Hills National Forest is planning to burn piles throughout the week (2/21 - 2/25/22), as predicted snow and cold are expected to create favorable conditions for pile burning. |
| (Pile burning on the Bearlodge Ranger District taken 2/21/22 by Adam Ziegler, Black Hills National Forest/USDA Forest Service) |
Bearlodge Ranger District (Sundance, WY): is burning piles located in the Lytle Creek, Blacktail Creek and Lame Jones area.
They are burning south of State HWY 24 off of FS road 838., roughly 15 air miles NW of Sundance, WY. These piles are a part of Skull, Leopard and Goblin timber sales.
Bearlodge is also burning off of Forest Service Road 830, NW of Bearlodge Campground. Piles are part of the Lost Spring and Ram Timber Sales. The most visible piles will be directly across Hwy 24 from the Bearlodge CG.
Mystic Fire District (Rapid City, SD): will be conducting a pile burn on Bogus Jim Road starting Tuesday, 2/22/2022, for the next several days. Three handpile units along Bogus Jim Road may be burned as conditions permit. Smoke may be visible for several days in the Green Mountain Subdivision after ignitions.
Mystic will be burning machine piles, approx. 3 miles NW of Deerfield Reservoir and piles adjacent to the Flag Mountain area, west of Reynolds Prairie. Smoke will be visible throughout the week.
The Hot Springs District Office will be burning 40 piles 3/4 mile southwest of Hot Springs in the Country Club Estates area. Smoke may be visible in the area for several days. Firefighters will continue to monitor as appropriate.
Custer State Park
Firefighters are planning on burning approximately 20 acres of slash piles on Wilson's Corner which is located at the intersection of 16A and Needles Highway. If conditions permit they will also plan on burning approximately 8 acres of slash piles near the Bluebell Lodge Campground.
