Pile 4 Fire
Date/Time reported: 4/15/25, 11:35 AM
Location: Crook County, 9 miles NNW of Four Corners, WY
Lat/Lon: 44.200633 N; - 104.231350 W
Size: 5.0 acres
Resources: Federal and Local
Jurisdiction: Private
Cause: Under Investigation
Status: Initial Attack
Burn Pile #3 Fire
Date/Time reported: 4/13/25, 4:22 PM
Location: Crook County, 8 miles south of Sundance, WY
Size: 5.0 acres
Resources: Federal and Local
Jurisdiction: Private
Cause: Human
Status: Contained
Ditch Fire
Date/Time reported: 4/12/25, 7:27 PM
Location: Lawrence County, 1 mile north of Spearfish, SD
Size: 2.0 acre
Resources: Federal, State, and Local
Jurisdiction: Private
Cause: Human
Status: Controlled
White Wood Service Rd Fire
Date/Time reported: 4/12/25, 3:57 PM
Location: Lawrence County, 2 miles southeast of Whitewood, SD
Size: 2.4 acres
Resources: Federal, State, and Local
Jurisdiction: Private
Cause: Human
Status: Controlled and Contained
Falling Rock Fire
Date/Time reported: 4/12/25 1:41 PM
Location: Pennington County, 3 miles SE of Johnson Siding, SD
Size: 0.1 acre
Resources: Federal and Local
Jurisdiction: Federal
Cause: Human
Status: Out
Iron Mountain Wildfire
Date/Time reported: 4/11/25, 11:00 am
Location: 2 miles south of Keystone
Size: 0.1 acre
Resources: Federal
Jurisdiction: Federal
Cause: Human
Status: Contained and Controlled
Favorable weather conditions in place for hazardous fuels reduction work
Sundance, WY., April 11th & 12th, 2025— The Bearlodge Ranger District of the Black Hills National Forest is planning to begin conducting prescribed fires using the South Slope prescribed fire plan. The Bearlodge and Northern Hills districts have experienced normal to above normal precipitation in the form of snow this winter. Under the South Slope burn plan snow will be utilized as control features for this unit. Snow may not be present in lower elevations, but northerly aspects in the higher elevations are still holding an adequate amount of snow. South slopes become available to burn due to their exposure while other surrounding aspects remain snow covered. An estimated 82 acres will be burned roughly 1 mile southeast of Warren Peak Lookout. Prescribed fires help reduce overgrown vegetation to help protect local communities, infrastructure and natural resources from wildfires.
No closures are anticipated due to this prescribed fire. Watch for warning signs along roads near all prescribed fire areas before and during burns.
Residents may experience smoke during the prescribed burns. Go to https://fire.airnow.gov/ to find more detailed information about air quality. When driving, slow down and turn on your headlights when you encounter smoke on the road.
Weather conditions will be evaluated in the days/hours before the burn begins. If conditions warrant, this scheduled prescribed fire activity may be canceled.
Stay informed about scheduled prescribed fires through the forest website and social media channels. We will notify county emergency management officials when burning begins.
Erskine Fire
Date/Time reported: 4/10/25, 5:26 PM
Location: Meade County, 6 miles west of Summerset
Size: 1.0 acre
Resources: Federal, State, and Local
Jurisdiction: Federal
Cause: Undetermined
Status: Contained and Controlled Updated
Walnut Wildfire
Date/Time reported: 4/10/25, 1:00 pm
Location: Meade County, Piedmont, just off I-90 Interstate
Size: 0.1 acre
Resources: State and Local
Jurisdiction: State and County Assist
Cause: Human
Status: Out at 1:32 PM 4/10/2025
Chadron, Neb., April 9, 2025— The
Pine Ridge Ranger District of Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands is
planning the Chadron Creek prescribed fire.
This project is in coordination with the Nebraska Game and Parks
Commission and will take place on state, private, and federal lands. An estimated 1,700 acres will be burned about
10 miles south of Chadron. Prescribed fires help reduce overgrown vegetation to
help protect local communities, infrastructure and natural resources from
wildfires.
The 218 OHV trail is expected to be
closed for up to a week for public safety. Watch for warning signs along roads
near all prescribed fire areas before and during burns.
Residents may experience smoke
during the prescribed burns. Go to https://fire.airnow.gov/ to find more detailed information
about air quality. When driving, slow down and turn on your headlights when you
encounter smoke on the road.
Weather conditions will be evaluated
in the hours before the burn begins. If conditions warrant, this scheduled
prescribed fire activity may be canceled.
Additionally, if conditions change throughout the day, the burn may be
shut down on one of the prepared lines that are throughout the project area.
Stay informed about scheduled
prescribed fires through the forest website and social media channels. We will
notify county emergency management officials when burning begins.
Update: 04/10/2025
Due to Red Flag Warnings, this burn has been postponed.
Favorable weather conditions in place for hazardous fuels reduction work
Custer, SD., April 9, 2025— The Hell Canyon Ranger District of the Black Hills National Forest will begin the 18 Mile Prescribed Fire when conditions are favorable. The project is located 18 miles southwest of Custer and eight miles west of Pringle, along Pleasant Valley Road. An estimated 322 acres will be burned. Objectives of this prescribed fire include maintaining forest health and protecting management investments in the interest of sustained timber productivity. Prescribed fires also reduce overgrown vegetation to help protect local communities, infrastructure and natural resources from wildfires.
No closures are anticipated for the 18 Mile Prescribed Fire. Watch for warning signs along roads near all prescribed fire areas before and during burns.
Residents may experience smoke during the prescribed burn. Go to https://fire.airnow.gov/ to find more detailed information about air quality. When driving, slow down and turn on your headlights if you encounter smoke on the road.
Weather conditions will be evaluated in the hours before the burn begins. If conditions are not favorable, this scheduled prescribed fire activity may be canceled.
Stay informed about scheduled prescribed fires through the forest website and social media channels. County emergency management officials will be notified when the burning begins.
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Pioneer Ridge Wildfire
Date/Time reported: 4/7/25, 12:59 pm
Location: Pennington County, 13 miles southwest of Rapid City
Size: 1.5 acres
Resources: State and Local
Jurisdiction: Private
Cause: Under Investigation
Status: Controlled update
HOT SPRINGS, S.D. – Planning is
underway to burn 1,094 acres of land east of the park’s headquarters this
April. Timing for the fire will depend on fuel moisture, weather forecasts, and
crew availability.
“The primary objectives of the
Lookout Flats fire are to reduce fuel loading, decrease encroachment of young
ponderosa pine onto the prairie, and increase cover of native forbs,” said
Acting Park Superintendent Milton Haar. “Prescribed fires help decrease the
intensities of future fires and mimic the natural fire regimes of a mixed-grass
prairie.”
The primary vegetation within the
project area is short grass. Ignition will take place through the utilization
of ground resources. Assisting with the fire will be National Park Service
firefighters with support from other interagency resources.
During the day of the burn, smoke
from the fire may be heavy at times along Highways 385 and 87 and visible from
the surrounding region. The highways might be closed intermittently for safety
reasons. Unless there is significant precipitation, smoke might be seen in the
area for several days following the burn.
The Lookout Point, Highland
Creek, and Wind Cave Canyon Trails will be closed during fire operations and
possibly for the two weeks following the burn. Other impacts to Park operations
are expected but efforts will be made to minimize visitor impacts.
This fire represents a
continuation of the park's prescribed fire program which began in 1972.
Sections of the park are burned, under favorable conditions, to simulate
natural fires. Prescribed fires maintain the balance between forest and
prairie, removes the build-up of dead fuels which reduces the chance of a
catastrophic wildfire, and rejuvenates the native prairie grasses.
Prescribed fires are carefully
conducted under identified and approved prescription conditions. Factors
such as humidity, fuel moisture, wind speed and direction, and short and
long-range weather patterns are all considered in establishing the acceptable
conditions for conducting a prescribed fire. If the prescribed set of
conditions cannot be met on a specific day, the planned fire is
postponed.
