Thursday, June 9, 2016

Fire Updates - June 9, 2016

Slicker (Incident #1)

  • Reported: 1:59 p.m.
  • Location: 2.5 miles south of Hardy Guard Station
  • Size: .25 acres
  • Resources: Federal
  • Cause: unknown
  • Update 4:30 p.m.: 2 acres
  • Update 7:50 pm:  Controlled
Apple (Incident #2)

  • Reported: 3:16 p.m.
  • Location: Whitewood
  • Size: 1 acre
  • Resources: Federal, State, and local
  • Cause: unknown 
  • Update: 5.1 acres
  • Update: Out
Clifton Fire
  • Located west in the Clifton Canyon area west of Elk Mountain in Wyoming
  • Estimated size: .75 acres
  • Resources responded include: Helicopter 7TA and federal engines
  • Update: Controlled
Spearfish Mountain Fire (Incident #4)
Spearfish Mountain Fire, photo credit: Brandon Selk




Spearfish Mountain Fire, photo credit: Chris Zoller
  • Located at the mouth of Spearfish Canyon
  • SMOKE VISIBLE FROM SPEARFISH AND I-90
  • Resources are just arriving on scene to include State handcrew, engine, and federal resources
  • Updated at 8:55 pm
  • Estimated size .25 acres
  • Update June 10, 8:15 am: Crews are in the mop-up stage
  • Update 11:19 am: Fire is contained
Spearfish Mountain Fire, photo credit Chad Dietrich

Exit 17 Fire
  • Located south of I-90 exit 17, east of Spearfish
  • Size: .4 acre
  • Resources responded:  local volunteer fire department and state engine
  • Cause: Lightning
  • This fire has been contained
Kerwin Fire  (Incident #6)
  • Located north of Spearfish near Lookout Mountain
  • Resources responded  to include local volunteer fire department and state engines.
  • Forward progress of this fire has been stopped
  • Update: Controlled