December 17, 2019 - Pile Burning

South Dakota Wildland Fire Division

The Black Hat Handcrew is burning slash piles on Cavern Crest Road near Johnson Siding off of Highway 44 today, Tuesday, December 17. Crews will continue to tend and monitor slash piles until they are dead out. Smoke may be visible for several days in the surrounding areas.

December 11, 2019 Pile Burning

South Dakota Wildland Fire Division

• The Bear Mountain Handcrew burned slash piles on S. Rockerville Road yesterday (Tuesday, December 10) and will continue to monitor them throughout the day.
• The Black Hat Handcrew will be igniting piles today (Wednesday, December 11) on Cavern Crest Road off of Highway 44.  

Crews will continue to tend and monitor slash piles until they are dead out. Smoke may be visible for several days in the surrounding areas. 

December 2, 2019 Pile Burning

Black Hills National Forest

• Mystic Ranger District (central Black Hills National Forest) will be burning piles today approximately 5 Miles NW of Hill City, SD in the area of Deerfield Rd and Battle Axe Rd. They will also be burning by the intersection of Boulder Hill Rd and Sheridan Lake Rd. Smoke may be visible for several days in the surrounding areas.

November 16, 2019

Hereford (7:10pm)

• Located in Bessey Ranger District, Thomas County, NE about 7 miles southeast of Thedford
• 75+ acres
• Federal and local resources on scene
• Human Caused

October 31, 2019 Pile Burning

Black Hills National Forest

• Northern Hills fire crew is burning hand piles in the bone yard of the Forest Service Spearfish Work Center.

October 30, 2019 Pile Burning

Black Hills National Forest

• Northern Hills Ranger District is burning piles off of Paha Sapa Road and north of Nemo Road and old Roubaix Town.

• The Bearlodge Ranger District is burning 2 machine piles in the Elkhorn timber sale, approx. 10 miles SE of Sundance, WY. They are located in the Black Buttes area off of Reynolds Road.

September 17, 2019

Cottonwood Creek

• Reported at 3:23 p.m.
• 5 miles SW of Edgemont, SD
• 57.54 acres
• Local and Federal Resources responded
• Contained 9/17/19 at 7:20 p.m.

Beulah BLM

• Reported at 6:35 p.m.
• 4 miles N of Beulah, WY (Crook County)
• .1 acre
• Local and Federal Resources responded
• Contained 9/17/19 at 8:36 p.m.