A tanker drops fire retardant on a fire in Custer County Friday.
photo courtesy Great Plains Fire

Fire crews continue battling area wildfires

UNDATED – Fire crews battled several wildfires on Friday.

Piedmont Fire  crews were among those responding to a blaze in the Little Elk  Creek Canyon area. The fire was small in size, but was in a remote location, requiring crews to hike in and battle it.

Smoke from the fire could be seen from I-90.

Another fire, labeled the Round Fire, had burned a couple of acres in  Custer County. The fire was reported Friday evening and was burning approximately 4 miles northwest of Custer.

Two other fires, the Flyway Fire and the Two Tree Fire, were listed as contained and controlled respectively. The Flyway Fire burned 2.4 acres southwest of Hot Springs while the Two Tree Fire burned a tenth of an acre southwest of Edgemont.

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