Spearfish Canyon Fire
Date reported: April 29, 2024,11:05 AM
Location: .3 miles south of Hwy 85 along US 14A in Spearfish SD
Resources: Fed / State / Local
Size: .01 Acres
Cause: Under Investigation
Status: Controlled
Monday, April 29, 2024
Friday, April 26, 2024
Date reported: April 25, 2024, 5:15PM
Location: 4 miles Southeast of Minnekahta Juncton
Resources: Fed / State / Local
Size: 9.6 Acres
Cause: Lightning
Status: Controlled
Rimrock Fire Update
Date reported: April 25, 2024, 3:33PM
Location: 5 miles west and northwest of Hot Springs SD
Resources: Fed / State / Local
Size: 6.1 Acres
Cause: Lightning
Status: Controlled
Grandmas Farm Fire Update
Date reported: April 25, 2024, 3:30PM
Location: Fall River County outside of Oelrich SD
Resources: Fed / State / Local
Size: 30 acres
Cause: Unknown
Status: Out
Friday, April 26, 2024
Horse Trap Fire
Date reported: April 25, 2024, 5:15PM
Location: 4 miles Southeast of Minnekahta Juncton
Resources: Fed / State / Local
Size: 9.6 Acres
Cause: Lightning
Status: Contained
April 25, 2024_________________________________
Grandmas Farm Fire Update
Date reported: April 25, 2024, 3:30PM
Location: Fall River County outside of Oelrich SD
Resources: Fed / State / Local
Size: 30 acres
Cause: Unknown
Status: Contained
Rimrock Fire Update
Date reported: April 25, 2024, 3:33PM
Location: 5 miles west and northwest of Hot Springs SD
Resources: Fed / State / Local
Size: 2 Acres
Cause: Lightning
Status: Unknown
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Grandmas Farm Fire
Date reported: April 25, 2024, 3:30PM
Location: Fall River County outside of Oelrich SD
Resources: Fed / State / Local
Size: 30 acres
Cause: Unknown
Status: Contained
Rimrock Fire
Date reported: April 25, 2024, 3:33PM
Location: 5 miles west and northwest of Hot Springs SD
Resources: Fed / State / Local
Size: Unknown
Cause: Unknown
Status: Unknown
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Outback fire
Date reported: April 23, 2024, 8:00PM
Location: 4 Miles west of Hermosa
Resources: State / Local
Size: 0.1 acres
Cause: Unknown
Status: Controlled
Prescribed Burn at Custer State Park set for April 24
Rapid City, S.D.
– South Dakota Wildland Fire is planning a prescribed burn in coordination with
Custer State Park on Wednesday April 24, 2024, in the northwestern quarter of
the park. The burn area is about 2 miles north of the Park Visitor Center
and is not accessible via paved roads. Mop-up and monitoring will continue in
the following days. If weather conditions are not favorable Wednesday, the burn
will be rescheduled.
Firefighters plan to burn 44 acres in a bowl shaped, relatively open meadow containing some Ponderosa Pine trees and surrounded by timbered hillsides. This area within CSP is known as Round Park.
Prescribed
burn treatments are carefully planned. Some key objectives in this treatment
include promoting prairie/rangeland restoration, reducing pine encroachment,
removing most of the thatch layer thereby enhancing growth of native warm
season grasses, and hindering growth of invasive cool season grasses.
Fire also reduces hazardous debris and dead vegetation buildup, which can fuel wildfires.
If you see smoke in the air above this area or surrounding areas on the 24th, please be aware this is a planned event.
Fire crews
will secure, patrol, and monitor fire lines as appropriate for public and
firefighter safety.
Custer State Park will be open as usual, but visitors should expect delays near the prescribed burn area. For more information about park accessibility please contact the park at 605.394.2693.
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Prescribed Fire planned for Northern Black Hills
April 24, 2024 Update: Beartown prescribed fire cancelled today, 4/24/24. We will keep you posted on any further updates.
Spearfish S.D., April 23, 2024 – The Northern Hills Ranger District on the Black Hills National Forest is planning to conduct the Beartown and/or Short Draw prescribed fire project April 24, 2024, as weather conditions permit. The Beartown project area is located 1 mile north of Iron Creek Lake off Tinton Road (Forest System Road 134) and the Short Draw project area is located approximately 6 miles south of Cheyenne Crossing, SD.
The objectives of these prescribed fires are to reduce hazardous fuels that may contribute to unwanted wildfires that could make suppression efforts difficult to control during the summer months. Prescribed fires are also used in multiple existing meadows to rejuvenate grasses, forbs, and shrubs, while also benefiting grazing for big game, as well as cattle, while reestablishing meadow boundaries by reducing pine, and spruce encroachment.
Forest visitors and hunters are asked to avoid these areas during implementation. Smoke from the prescribed burn will be visible throughout the day of the burn and may linger for several days. Firefighters will be on site throughout the day of ignition and will periodically patrol the burns for several days afterward. If you see smoke from this burn, please do not call 911.
“By implementing prescribed fire in a low-intensity, controlled way, we use strategic and planned fire to improve the health of the forest,” said Chris Zoller, Northen Hills Fire Management Officer, Black Hills National Forest. “Reducing fuel loads and ladder fuels from our forested landscape helps minimize the threat of unwanted wildfire.”
Prescribed fire specialists compare current and predicted environmental conditions to those outlined in burn plans before deciding whether to burn on a given day. Burn plans include 21 separate elements including Goals & Objectives, Prescription (weather and fire behavior), Holding plans, and Contingency planning. A prescribed burn will not be ignited unless the conditions meet the criteria described in the burn plan.
For more information on the Black Hills National Forest, visit http://www.fs.usda.gov/blackhills.
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