Monday, March 29, 2021

Schroeder Fire

  • Located 4 miles west of Rapid City off of Schroeder Road which is off of Nemo Road in Pennington County
  • Local, State, and Federal resources have responded
  • This is a dynamic wind driven fire - estimated size is not available at this time
  • A fire investigator has been ordered to determine cause
  • Evacuations are currently taking place
UPDATE at 4:30 pm following Press Conference:

     *  Estimated at 800 acres
     * MMA flight was ordered from Colorado to fly the fire tonight and get a more accurate size
     * Infrastructure - power lines were damaged 
     * A structure assessment team has been ordered
     * Three heavy airtankers were ordered and will report to the Tanker Base
     *  An air attack platform was ordered
     * Winds have decreased and a National Guard helicopter has been in use

Official Schroeder Facebook page link: https://www.facebook.com/SchroederFire2021/