2:15 p.m. Update: Firefighters have completed ignitions and successfully burned 140 acres today on the Beartown RX.
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| Photos: Beartown RX, 12/7/20, by Josh Hoffmann, Black Hills National Forest |
10:15 a.m. Update: Firefighters conducted a test burn this morning (12/7) on the Beartown RX (SW of Spearfish, SD). Fuels are receptive for burning, conditions are within prescription and firefighters are proceeding with ignition.
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After many years of fire exclusion, an ecosystem, such as the Black Hills, needs periodic fire to remain healthy. Without it, trees are stressed by overcrowding, fire-dependent species disappear, and flammable fuels build up and become hazardous.
