July 27, 2024 (Updated 7:45 p.m.)

Jenney Gulch Fire

Date reported:  July 27, 2024, 6:38 p.m.

Location: 1 mile east of Silver City, SD near Pactola Lake

Resources responded: Federal, 

Size: 0.25

Status: Controlled

Summit Fire

Date reported: July 27, 2024, 6:22 p.m.

Location:  8 miles southwest of Gering, Nebraska

Resources responded: Local

Status: Contained

Culvert Fire

Date reported: July 27, 2024, 6:20 p.m.

Location:  12 miles southwest of Bridgeport, Nebraska

Resources responded: Local

Payne Fire

Date reported: July 27, 2024, 3:17 p.m.

Location:  5 miles west of Hot Springs, SD

Size:   1.6 acres

Resources responded: Federal, state, local

Status: Contained

Round Top Fire

Date reported: July 27, 2024, 2:22 p.m.

Location:  5 miles SW of Hot Springs, SD

Size: 74.5 acres

Resources responded: Federal, state, local

Onsite as of 8:25 p.m. Dozers, skid steers, tenders, chase trucks.

No evacuation or pre-evacuation have been ordered at this time 

Status: Contained

Limestone Fire

Date reported: July 27, 2024, 12:42 p.m.

Location: 10 miles north of Hot Springs, SD

Resources responded: Federal, state

Size: 13.4 acres

On Wind Cave National Park 

Cause: Lightning

Status: Contained

Alkali Fire

Date reported: July 27, 2024, 3:31.

Location:  Near mile marker 33 on I-90,  1 mile east of Sturgis, SD

Size:   0.77 acres

Cause:  Human

Status: Controlled/contained

Cosmos Road Fire

Date reported: July 27, 2024, 10:21 a.m.

Location: Approx. 1 mile northwest of the intersection of Cosmos Road and Hwy 16.

Size:   0.1 acres

Cause: under investigation

Status: Out

Whaley Fire

Date reported: July 27, 2024, 8:40 a.m.

Location:  3 miles south of Hot Springs, SD

Size:   0.1 acres

Resources responded: State, local

Cause: Lightning

Status: Controlled