August 30, 2021 Updated: 30 Aug 2021 7:45 AM MDT Middle Fork Fire / Fire Update at 7:32 p.m. on Saturday, August 28, 2021 Reported: 3:24 p.m. Location: 2.5 miles northwest of Aladdin, WY Size: 3.8 acres Resources: Federal and county Cause: Lightning Contained: 7:30 p.m. (Updated on Saturday, August 28, 2021) Choke Cherry Fire / Fire Update at 7:45 a.m. on August 30, 2021 Reported: 2:18 p.m. Location: 15 miles south of Thedford, NE and east of Hwy 83 Size: 52 acres Resources: Federal and county Cause: Lightning (Updated on Monday, August 30, 2021) Contained: 4:36 p.m.

 

Great Plains Fire Information

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August 30, 2021 Posted: 30 Aug 2021 07:50 AM MDT Schmitcan Fire / Fire Update at 7:50 a.m. on August 30, 2021 Reported: 11:40 a.m. Location: East of Devils Tower National Monument at Shaw Rd. and Brimmer Divide Area Size: 25 acres acres (Updated on Monday, August 30 at 7:50 a.m.) Resources: Federal and county Cause: Lightning Contained: 2:15 pm Controlled: 3:45 pm UPDATE: The fire rekindled on Sunday, August 29, 2021 and started burning again. Crews are   on scene.

August 24, 2021

Canyon Lane Fire

Reported: 1:01 p.m.

Location: Butte County, 2 miles south of Belle Fourche, SD

Size: 5.6 acres

Resources: State, local

Cause: Unknown

Contained: 2:30 p.m.

August 22, 2021

Risse Fire

Reported: 4:15 p.m.

Location: Bennett County, 7 miles northeast of Allen, SD

Size: 15 acres

Resources: Tribal, local

Cause: Unknown

Wolf Fire

Reported: 2:13 p.m.

Location: Fall River County, 5 miles east of Edgemont, SD

Size: 12.8 acres

Resources: Federal, state, local

Cause: Unknown

Contained: 4:50 p.m.

Controlled: 2:00 p.m. August 23

Whitelaw Fire

Reported: 12:07 p.m.

Location: Crook County, 8 miles northwest of Sundance, WY

Size: 0.1 acre

Resources: Federal

Cause: Unknown

Contained: 12:30 p.m.

Controlled: 12:45 p.m.

Out: 1:00 p.m.

Little Sleep Fire

Reported: 4:17 a.m.

Location: Jackson County, 12 miles east of Kyle, SD

Size: 447 acres

Resources: State, local

Cause: Unknown

August 21, 2021

Snake River CA Fire

Reported: 6:08 p.m.

Location: Cherry County, 20 miles southwest of Valentine, NE

Size: 2 acres

Resources: Federal, state, local

Ranger Station Fire

Reported: 2:30 p.m.

Location: Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest, Cherry County, 13 miles south of Nenzel, NE

Size: 1.3 acres

Resources: Federal

Cause: Unknown

Iron Shoe Fire

Reported: 11:58 a.m.

Location: Custer County, 3 miles southwest of Argyle, SD

Size: 0.5 acre

Resources: State, local

Cause: Unknown

Contained: 3:45 p.m.

Controlled: 5:00 p.m.

August 19, 2021

Selliez Fire

Reported: 11:45 a.m.

Location: Crook County, 11 miles north of Sundance, SD

Size: 0.1 acre

Resources: Federal

Cause: Lightning

Contained: 12:00 p.m.

Controlled: 12:15 p.m.

Out: 12:30 p.m.

August 18, 2021

Hawk Draw CA Fire

Reported: 11:53 pm, August 17, 2021

Location: Pennington County, I-90 MM 96, near Wasta, SD

Size: 350 acres

Resources: Federal, state, local 

Cause: Human

Contained: 11:30 a.m. August 19

Controlled: 12:00 p.m. August 19

Minute Man Fire

Reported: 5:38 pm, August 18, 2021

Location: Jackson County, I-90 MM 130, near Cottonwood, SD

Size: 0.1 acre

Resources: Federal 

Cause: Unknown

Contained: 6:15 p.m.

Controlled: 6:20 p.m.

Out: 6:28 p.m.