Thursday, July 21, 2022

July 21, 2022 Wildfire Update

Casino Fire: UPDATE

·       Reported at 3:22 p.m. MST on July 19

·       Location: 7.5 miles SE of Oglala, SD

·       Size: 12,636 acres

·       Resources: BIA, Federal, State, resources are responding. Three Type 2 crews, fourteen Type 6 Engines, two dozers, and three water tenders.

·       Cause: Unknown

·       Containment: 51%


Elk Creek CA Fire

·       Reported at 1:31 p.m. MST on July 20

·       Location: 12-13 miles NE Rapid City, SD

·       Size: 828.26 acres

·       Resources: Federal and State

·       Cause: Human (haying equipment)

Swathers 2 Fire

·       Reported at 12:11 p.m. MST on July 21, 2022

·       Location: South of Hulett, WY in Crook County

·       Size: 18.6 acres

·       Resources: Local and Federal

·       Contained at 2:00 p.m.

·       Controlled at 3:20 p.m.