Red Butte
Date
Reported: August 22, 2025, at 1:11 p.m.
Location: 8
miles west of Jewel Cave National Monument, South Dakota in Custer County
Size: 0.1
acres
Jurisdiction:
Forest
Resources:
Federal/State/Local
Cause: Lightning
Status:
Initial Attack
Babcock Fire (previously referred to as Tepee)
Date
Reported: August 22, 2025, at 5:52 a.m.
Location:
5 miles east of Elk Mountain, South Dakota in Custer County
Size: 0.33
acres
Jurisdiction:
Forest
Resources:
Federal/State/Local
Cause:
Undetermined
Status: Controlled on August 22, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.
