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.