Friday, February 23, 2018

2-23-18 Pile Burning

US Forest Service
  • Mystic fire will be igniting machine piles in the North Canyon/McGee area. Smoke will be visible for a few days from Rapid City, SD, Sheridan Lake Road, Hwy 44 around Dark Canyon and Johnson Siding.
  • Mystic fire will be burning hand piles tomorrow, 2/24/18, located off Hwy 244. Smoke will be visible from Hwy 244, Hwy 16, Hwy 87 and Hill City. Mystic fire will also be burning hand piles ½ mile east of Hill City and south of Old Hill City Road. Smoke may impact the communities of Hill city and/or Keystone. It may also impact Old Hill City Road, Highway 16, 16A, 385 and 244. 
(Pile burning by Blackhawk - photo by Marci Tubbs, South Dakota Department of Agriculture)