Ridge Top Fire

Update to Ridge Top Fire
Fire controlled at 3:29 p.m. 05/31/2016, size remains at 17.86 acres and remains a Type 4 incident.  Resources continue to monitor and mop up.


Updated at 10:30 pm:
16.9 acres


Ridge Top:
Reported: 12:59 pm
Location : Argyle Area, South of Pringle
Size: 5 acres. Now type 3
Resources Responding
Cause: Investigator order

May 28, 2016

Waite Fire
Reported: 3:17 pm
Location: Meade County near Dalton Lake
Size: .1 acre
Resources responded
Cause: unknown

May 26, 2016

Memorial Fire
Reported: 1:17 pm
Location: 3.5 miles west of Hot Springs, SD on private land
Size: .1 acre
Resources : State Engine responded
Cause: Human

May 22, 2016

Quarter Fire
Reported: 9:29 am
Location: Boulder Hill Rd
Size: .1 acre
Resources responded
Cause: Campfire

McKee Fire
Reported: 12:47 pm
Location: Hwy 385 & McKee Driveway
Size: .33 acres
Resources Responded
Cause: Unknown

May 21, 2016

Dutch Fire
Reported: 3:43 pm, May 20, 2016
Location: 1 mile north of Cheyenne Crossing in Lawrence County
Size:  .1 acre
Resources: 1 handcrew
Cause: Lightning

May 18, 2016

Incident #1:  Tetrault Fire

Reported: 12:29 pm
Location: Foothills South of St. Onge
Size: .1 acre
Resources responded.  Extinguished fire
Cause:  Under investigation


Incident #2:

Reported:  2:07 pm
Location:  Crook County, WY.  West of Warren Peak
Size:  Estimated 1-2 acres (no official size up yet)
Resources:  Black Hills NF engines responding
Cause:  Unknown


Park Fire

Park Fire

Update 5/18/16
Size: 4 acres

Update 5/17/16
Reported: 1:35 pm
Location: Approximately 7 miles SW of Sturgis. 1/2 mile in on the Galena Road in Lawrence Co.
Size:  1.5 acres and growing on USFS land.
Resources:  USFS, SD National Guard, SDWF, VFD's.
Cause:  Fire Investigator has been ordered.

(Photos by North Zone Fire, Crew 1, Black Hills National Forest)

May 16, 2016

Fantail Fire

Reported:  12:36 pm
Location:  2 Miles SW of Lead, SD in Lawrence County.  Fire is on Private Property
Size:  .10 acre
Resources:  USFS and SDWF
Cause:  Re-kindle of a permitted machine brush pile ignited in March

May 10, 2016

Argyle Road Fire
Reported: 3:15 pm
Location: 2 miles NE of Argyle in Custer County
Size: .39 acres
Resources Responded
Cause: From structure fire

May 5, 2016

Old Baldy Fire

Reported: :00:02
Size: .10 acre
Resources responded and extinguished
Cause: Abandoned campfire in middle of road