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Wednesday, August 31, 2022

August 31, 2022 - Wildfire Update

Updated 5:50 p.m. on August 31, 2022


Choke Cherry Fire:

·       Reported @ 12:40 p.m. MST on August 31, 2022

·       Location: 8 miles Southeast of Thedford, NE along Gaston Road

·       Size: 169 acres

·       Cause: lightning

·       Federal resources responded with earlier support from a Single-Engine Air Tanker.

·       Contained @ 5:50 p.m. August 31.


Matias Fire:

·       Reported @ 11:43 a.m. MST on August 31, 2022

·       Location: 8 miles North of Edgemont, SD in Fall River County

·       Size: 2 acres

·       Cause: Lightning

·       Federal, State, and Local resources are responding.

·       Contained @ 2:30 p.m. and Controlled at 4:30 p.m. on August 31.


Tail Fire:

·       Reported @ 10:42 a.m. MST on August 31, 2022

·       Location: near Black Hawk, SD

·       Size: .01 acre

·       Federal and Local resources responded.

·       Cause: Human debris

·       Contained @ 11:!5 a.m. and Controlled at 12:49 p.m. on August 31.

Ash Hollow Fire:

·       Reported @ 10:18 a.m. MST on August 31, 2022

·       Location: 6 miles East of Chadron, NE on Redfern Road

·       Size: .01 acre

·       Federal and Local resources responded.

·       Cause: Lightning

·       Contained @ 11:28 a.m. on August 31.

Thursday, August 25, 2022

August 25, 2022

 Needle Fire:

·       Reported at 5:46 p.m. MST on August 24

·       Location: 4m NNE of Custer, SD

·       Size: .01 acre

·       Resources: Federal and Local resources.

·       Cause: Lightning

·       Contained: 8:30 p.m. on August 24

·       Controlled: 9:00 p.m. on August 24

Sunday, August 21, 2022

August 19, 2022

Jack Fire

  • Reported at 4:31 p.m.
  • Location: 8 miles northeast of Harrison, NE
  • Size: 2.3 acres
  • Resources: Federal and local
  • Contained: 9 a.m. August 20

Thursday, August 18, 2022

August 18, 2022

Windsor Fire
  • Reported at 8:40 p.m.
  • Location: 13 miles northwest of Crawford, NE
  • Size: 7 acres
  • Resources: Federal and local
  • Contained: 11:30 a.m. August 21

228 Fire
  • Reported at 4:24 p.m.
  • Location: 6 miles south of Lead, SD
  • Size: 0.1 acres
  • Resources: Federal and local
  • Contained: 7:20 p.m.
  • Controlled: 8 p.m.
  • Out: 1:15 p.m. August 19

Mason Fire
  • Reported at 4:11 p.m.
  • Location: 10 miles northeast of Upton, WY
  • Size: 2 acres
  • Resources: Federal and local, including aircraft
  • Contained: 7:50 p.m.

Oak Fire
  • Reported at 3:24 p.m.
  • Location: 8 miles southeast of Devils Tower National Monument, WY
  • Size: 0.4 acre
  • Resources: Federal
  • Contained: 6 p.m.

Boxelder Fire
  • Reported at 12:36 p.m.
  • Location: 8 miles west of Summerset, SD
  • Size: .1 acre
  • Resources: Federal
  • Contained: 3:15 p.m.
  • Controlled: 4:22 p.m.

Sheeptail Fire
  • Reported at 9:53 a.m.
  • Location: 2 miles west of Central City, SD
  • Size: .1 acre
  • Resources: Federal, state, local
  • Contained: 10:03 a.m.
  • Controlled: 12:30 p.m.

August 17, 2022

 Wilson Fire

  • Reported at 4:26 p.m. MST
  • Location: 5 miles northeast of Sturgis, SD
  • Size: 26 acres
  • Resources: Federal, local

Redpath Fire

  • Reported at 4:15 p.m. MST
  • Location: 4 miles west of Lead, SD
  • Size: 0.37 acre
  • Resources: Federal, local
  • Contained at 7:45 a.m. August 18

Nelson Fire

  • Reported at 3:56 p.m. MST
  • Location: Crook County, WY, 5 miles southeast of Devils Tower National Monument
  • Size: 2.1 acres
  • Resources: Federal, local
  • Contained at 8:15 p.m.
  • Controlled at 8:27 p.m.

Gardner Fire

  • Reported at 3:53 p.m. MST
  • Location: Crook County, WY, 9 miles southeast of Devils Tower National Monument
  • Size: 0.1 acre
  • Resources: Federal, local
  • Contained at 6:10 p.m.
  • Controlled at 7 p.m.

Devils Tower Fire

  • Reported at 2:10 p.m. MST
  • Location: Devils Tower National Monument, WY
  • Size: 0.1 acre
  • Resources: Federal, local
  • Contained at 3:15 p.m.
  • Controlled at 3:40 p.m.

Monday, August 15, 2022

August 15, 2022

 Trooper Trail Fire

  • Reported at 3:58 p.m. MST
  • Location: 10 miles west of Crawford, NE
  • Size: 0.5 acre
  • Resources: Federal
  • Contained at 6:08 p.m.
  • Out at 11:23 a.m. August 16 

Hawk Fire

  • Reported at 3:02 p.m. MST
  • Location: 5 miles west of Pringle, SD
  • Size: 0.1 acre
  • Resources: Federal, local
  • Contained at 4:18 p.m.
  • Controlled at 5:01 p.m.

August 14, 2022

Horse Trap Fire

Reported: 1:44 pm, August 14
Location: Fall River County, 9.5 miles W of Hot Springs, SD
Size: .16 acre
Resources: Federal, State and local
Cause: Lightning
Contained: 3:15 pm, Aug 14


Driftwood Creek Fire

Reported: 2:22 pm, August 14
Location: Fall River County, 11 miles NNW of Edgemont, SD
Size: 5.3 acres
Resources: Federal, State and local
Cause: Undetermined



Saturday, August 13, 2022

August 13, 2022

Hells Canyon Fire
  • Reported at 11:14 pm, August 13, 2022
  • Location: Custer Co., 13 miles WSW of Custer, SD
  • Size: .1 acre
  • Resources: Federal
  • Contained: 1:34 am, Aug 14

Craven Fire
  • Reported at 7:13 pm, August 13, 2022
  • Location: Fall River Co., 10 miles N of Edgemont, SD
  • Size: .1 acre
  • Resources: Federal
  • Contained: 7:48 pm, Aug 13
  • Controlled: 7:48 pm, Aug 13

South Shore Fire
  • Reported at 5:41 pm, August 13, 2022
  • Location: Fall River Co., 7 miles NW of Oelrichs, SD
  • Size: .1 acre
  • Contained: 7:50 pm, Aug 13

Elbow Fire
  • Reported at 5:14 pm, August 13, 2022
  • Location: Fall River Co. 10 miles N of Edgemont, SD
  • Size: .4 acres
  • Resources: Federal, State & local
  • Contained: 6:38 pm, Aug 13
  • Controlled: 7:06 pm, Aug 13

Poverty Point Fire
  • Reported at 12:31 pm, August 13, 2022
  • Size: .1 acre

Friday, August 12, 2022

August 12, 2022

 Hogpen Fire

  • Reported at 10:08 pm. on August 11, 2022
  • Location: 8.5 miles NNE of Newcastle, WY - Mt Pisgah
  • Size:  0.2 acre
  • Resources: Federal and local
  • Cause: Unknown
  • Contained: 11:49 pm, Aug 11

Wayside Fire
  • Reported at 10:47 am, August 12, 2022
  • Location: 16.5 miles NW of Chadron, NE
  • Size: .1 acre
  • Resources: Federal and local
  • Cause: Unknown
 



Thursday, August 11, 2022

August 11, 2022

 Minnow Fire

  • Reported at 3:48 pm. on August 11, 2022
  • Location: 10 miles west of Crawford, NE; Sioux County
  • Size:  0.1 acre
  • Resources: Federal and local

Tuesday, August 9, 2022

August 9, 2022

 Duhamel 2 Fire

  • Reported at 3:43 pm. on August 9, 2022
  • Location: 23 miles north of Wall, SD; Pennington County
  • Size: 1 acre
  • Cause: Unknown
  • Resources: Federal, state and local
  • Contained 8/10/22 at 7:52 am

Adventure Fire

  • Reported at 2:37 pm. on August 9, 2022
  • Location: Terry Summit Road; Lawrence County SD
  • Size: 0.1 acre
  • Resources: Federal, state and local
  • Cause: Agriculture equipment 
  • Contained 8/9/22 at 4:00 pm
  • Controlled 8/9/22 at 5:13 pm

Monday, August 8, 2022

August 8, 2022

Deere Fire

  • Reported at 4:53 pm. on August 8, 2022
  • Location: southeast of Ft. Pierre, SD; Lymann County
  • Size: 2.89 acres
  • Resources: Federal

Rattlesnake Fire

  • Reported at 1:17 pm. on August 8, 2022
  • Location: 1.5 miles south of Cement Ridge Lookout, WY
  • Size: 2.1 acres
  • Resources: Federal, state, and local
  • Contained 8/8/22 at 6:45 pm

Cockscomb Fire

  • Reported at 9:02 a.m. on August 8, 2022
  • Location: 5 miles east-southeast of Hulett, WY, Crook County
  • Size: 1 acre
  • Resources: Federal and local
  • Contained 8/8/22 at 3:00 pm
  • Controlled 8/8/22 at 5:00 pm

Sunday, August 7, 2022

August 7, 2022

Chimney Fire

  • Reported at 8:00 p.m. on August 7, 2022
  • Location: East of Edgemont, SD, Fall River County
  • Size:1.1 acre
  • Resources: Federal, State, and local
Little Spearfish Fire
  • Reported at 7:18 p.m. on August 7, 2022
  • Location: Rifle Pit Road
  • Size:0.1 acre
  • Resources: Federal, State, and local
  • Contained 8/7/22 at 9:33 pm
  • Controlled 8/7/22 at 9:33 pm
Rubble Fire
  • Reported at 4:45 p.m. on August 7, 2022
  • Location: North of Spearfish, SD
  • Size: 1 acre
  • Resources: Federal and local
  • Contained 8/7/22 at 5:43 pm
  • Controlled 8/7/22 at 5:43 pm
Perch Fire
  • Reported at 3:34 p.m. on August 7, 2022
  • Location: 7 miles E of Edgemont, SD
  • Size: 0.53 acre
  • Resources: Federal, State, and local
  • Contained 8/7/22 at 5:00 pm
  • Controlled 8/7/22 at 6:18 pm
Playhouse Fire
  • Reported at 2:12 p.m. on August 7, 2022
  • Location: 2 miles E of Keystone, SD
  • Size: 0.1 acre
  • Resources: Federal, State, and local
  • Contained 8/7/22 at 3:00 pm
  • Controlled 8/7/22 at 3:00 pm
  • Out 8/7/22 at 3:00 pm
Minnekahta Fire
  • 5:15 p.m. UPDATE: 7.2 acres 
  • Reported at 1:36 p.m. (MDT) on August 7, 2022
  • Location: 4 miles SE of Hot Springs, SD
  • Size: 3 acres
  • Resources: Federal, State, and Local
  • Cause: lightning
  • Contained 8/7/22 at 2:55 pm
  • Controlled 8/7/22 at 4:30 pm
Bogus Jim Fire
  • Reported at 12:11 p.m. (MDT) on August 7, 2022
  • Location: on Bogus Jim Road, Lawrence County, SD
  • Size: 0.1 acres
  • Resources: Federal
  • Contained 8/7/22 at 12:15 pm
  • Controlled 8/7/22 at 12:35 pm
  • Out 8/7/22 at 12:40 pm
Roby Canyon Fire
  • Reported at 9:37 a.m. (MDT) on August 7, 2022
  • Location: 7 miles E of Newcastle, WY
  • Size: 0.1 acres
  • Resources: Federal
  • Contained 8/7/22 at 12:45 pm
  • Controlled 8/7/22 at 12:45 pm

Friday, August 5, 2022

August 5, 2022

  South Falls Fire

  • Reported at 1:46 a.m. (MDT) on August 5, 2022
  • Location: 3 Miles N of Powder Horn Boat Launch Merrit Reservoir, Cherry County
  • Size: 80 acres
  • Resources: Local

  Chat Canyon Fire

  • Reported at 10:00 p.m. (MDT) on August 4, 2022
  • Location: 1 Mile S of Chat Canyon Wildlife Refuge
  • Size: 1,000 acres
  • Resources: Federal & Local

  Steer Creek Fire

  • Reported at 10:00 p.m. (MDT) on August 4, 2022
  • Location: 5 Miles N of Powder Horn Boat Launch Merrit Reservoir, Cherry County
  • Size: 271 acres
  • Resources: Federal & Local

  Tate Fire

  • Reported at 6:45 p.m. (MDT) on August 4, 2022
  • Location: Cherry County, Nebraska
  • Size: 1 acre
  • Resources Responded

Thursday, August 4, 2022

August 4, 2022

 Potato Butte Fire

  • Reported at 1:25 p.m. (MDT) on August 4, 2022
  • Location: Hwy 79 between MM 64 and 65
  • Size: 0.36 acre
  • Resources: State
  • Contained 08/04/22 at 1:40 p.m.
  • Controlled 08/04/22 at 1:40 p.m.
  • Out 08/04/22 at 1:40 p.m.

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

August 3, 2022

Gold Run Fire

  • Reported at 12:37 p.m. (MDT) on August 3, 2022
  • Location: Pennington County, in the area of Deerfield Lake
  • Size: 0.33 acres
  • Resources: Federal, State & Local
  • Contained 08/03/22 at 5 p.m.

Wagon Fire

  • Reported at 11:03 a.m. (MDT) on August 3, 2022
  • Location: approx. 2 miles west of Timon Campground off of Wagon Canyon Rd.
  • Size: 1.8 acres
  • Resources: Federal, State & Local
  • Contained 08/03/22 at 6:03 p.m.
  • Controlled 08/03/22 at 10:45 p.m.

Monday, August 1, 2022

August 1, 2022

Fawcett Fire:

·       Reported at 2:20 p.m. MST on August 1

·       Location: 7 miles S of Newcastle 

·       Size: 0.25 acre

·       Resources: Fed and Local 

·       Cause: human

·       Contained: 2:30 p.m. August 1, 2022 

·       Controlled: 3:00 p.m. August 1, 2022

Buckeroo Fire:

·       Reported at 1:52 p.m. MST on August 1

·       Location: 15 miles south of Vivian, SD

·       Size: 123.2 acres

·       Resources: Federal and Local 

·       Cause: human

·       Contained: 16:30 p.m. August 1, 2022 

·       Controlled: 

 Ferguson Canyon Fire:

·       Reported at 1:29 p.m. MST on August 1

·       Location: 7 miles SE of Newcastle,WY

·       Size: 1.5 acre

·       Resources: Federal and Local 

·       Cause: human

·       Contained: 5:00 p.m. August 1, 2022 

·       Controlled: 5:10 p.m. August 1, 2022

Pike Fire:

·       Reported at 11:51 a.m. MST on August 1

·       Location: Sioux County, near Orella, NE

·       Size: 1 acre

·       Resources: Local 

·       Cause: undetermined

·       Contained: 12:00 p.m. August 1, 2022 

·       Controlled: 1:00 p.m. August 1, 2022


Walleye Fire:

·       Reported at 11:07 a.m. MST on August 1

·       Location: Sioux County, near Orella, NE

·       Size: 1 acre

·       Resources: Federal 

·       Cause: undetermined

·       Contained: 12:00 p.m. August 1, 2022 

·       Controlled: 1:00 p.m. August 1, 2022