Sunday, July 24, 2022

July 24, 2022 - Wildfire UPDATE #2

 

Bluelead Fire:

·       Reported at 2:20 p.m. MST on July 24

·       Location: Pennington County, SD 1 mile SE of Sheridan Lake

·       Size: .5 acre

·       Resources: Federal and State resources are responding.

·       Cause: unknown

Willow Creek Fire:

·       Reported at 8:19 a.m. MST on July 24

·       Location: Black Elk W.A. 5 miles SE of Hill City, SD (43 52.908, -103 32.274)

·       Size: .01 acre

·       Resources: Federal, State, and Local resources.

·       Cause: Lightning

·       Contained: 11:30 a.m. on July 24

·       Controlled: 1:30 p.m. on July 24

Elkhorn Fire:

·       Reported at 10:15 a.m. MST on July 24

·       Location: Off Willow Creek Trail (43 53.328, -103 31.428)

·       Size: .01 acre

·       Resources: Federal, State, and Local resources.

·       Cause: Lightning

·       Contained: 1:00 p.m. on July 24

·       Controlled: 2:10 p.m. on July 24 

Rafter Fire:

·       Reported at 4:07 p.m. MST on July 23

·       Location: Rafter J Bar Road and Zimmer PL, Hill City, SD

·       Size: .01 acre

·       Resources: State and Local

·       Contained: 4:45 p.m. on July 23

Red Dale Fire:

·       Reported at 5:41 p.m. MST on July 22

·       Location: Just W of Camp Rapid, SD (44 04.458, -103 18.359)

·       Size: 1.99 acres

·       Resources: Federal, State, and Local

·       Cause: Human, under investigation

·       Contained: at 7:40 p.m. on July 22

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)

Casino Fire:

·       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, and State. Four crews, ten Type 6 Engines, one dozer, and three water tenders.

·       Cause: Unknown

·       Containment: 80%