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Wednesday, June 29, 2022

June 29, 2022 - Wildfire Update

Elephant Fire

  • Reported at 11:25 a.m. MST on 06/29/2022
  • Location: 7 miles South of Custer, SD
  • Size: 3 acres
  • Cause: under investigation
  • State, Federal, and Local resources are responding, including a Type 3 Helicopter, Air Attack plane, 2 Single Engine Air Tankers, and one Hotshot crew.

Highland Fire

  • Reported at 5:23 a.m. MST on 06/29/2022
  • Location: South end of Custer State Park, 12 miles SE of Custer, SD
  • Size: 5 acres
  • Cause: lightning
  • State, Federal, and Local resources are responding.
  • Contained at 11:45 a.m. on 6/29/2022.

Beecher Fire

  • Reported at 12:07 a.m. MST on 06/29/2022
  • Location: 7 miles South of Custer, SD
  • Size: .16 acre
  • Cause: human
  • Contained at 4:00 a.m. and Controlled at 5:00 a.m. 6/29/2022
  • State, Federal, and Local resources responded.

Taylor Trail Fire

  • Reported at 9:51 a.m. MST on 06/28/2022
  • Location: Custer County, 1 mile SW of Hermosa, SD
  • Size: .75 acre
  • State and Local resources are responding.
  • Cause: Undetermined
  • Contained at 11:16 a.m. and controlled at 2:17 p.m. on 6/28/2022

Greyhound Fire

  • Reported at 1:20 p.m. MST on 06/27/2022
  • Location: 2 miles West of Hayward, SD in Pennington County
  • Size: .10 acre
  • Federal and State resources are responding.
  • Cause: Under investigation
  • Contained and controlled at 3:45 p.m. on 6/27/2022