Wildfires Saturday

Fire crews busy Saturday knocking down fires

Gary Matthews
July 14, 2024
Local, News

Last Updated 4 months ago

STURGIS, S.D. – Fire crews across the area were busy Saturday, responding to several fires that were reported around the region.

Sturgis Fire Crews were among those in action, battling a small blaze that broke out off I-90 south of town.

Great Plains Fire listed all the new fire starts in their Sunday report below:

Wood Fire

Date reported: July 13, 2024, 6:53 am

Location: 5 miles south of Pringle, SD and 3 miles east of Argyle, SD

Size: 1.89 acres

Resources responded: Federal, State, Local

Cause: Unknown

Status: contained 2:32 pm

Bogus Fire

Date reported: July 13, 2024, 8:57 am

Location: S of Nemo, SD

Size: 0.1 acres

Resources responded: Federal, State

Cause: Unknown

Status: Controlled 3:49 pm

Dart Fire

Date reported: July 13, 2024, 9:16am

Location: Nebraska NF

Size: 0.5 acres

Resources responded: Federal, State, Local

Cause: Unknown

Status: Contained 2:00 pm

R Ranch Fire

Date reported: July 13, 2024, 10:22 am

Location: W of Carlyle, WY

Size: 0.1 acres

Resources responded: Federal / County Assist

Cause: Unknown

Status: Controlled 10:31 am

Brimstone Fire

Date reported: July 13, 2024, 10:48 am

Location: NW of Tilford, SD

Size: 0.47 acres

Resources responded: Federal, State, Local

Cause: Unknown

Status: Contained 4:30 pm

341 Fire

Date reported: July 13, 2024, 11:46 am

Location: E of Custer, SD

Size: 0.1 acres

Resources responded: Federal, State

Cause: Unknown

Status: Contained 12:45 pm

Geo Fire

Date reported: July 13, 2024, 11:59 am

Location: E of Chadron, NE

Size: 0.1 acres

Resources responded: Federal, Local

Cause: Unknown

Status: Contained 5:00 pm

Faucet Fire

Date reported: July 13, 2024, 1:23 pm

Location: 6 miles SE of Newcastle, WY

Size: .1 acre

Resources responded: Federal, State, Local

Cause: Unknown

Status: active

Stage Yard Fire

Date reported: July 13, 2024, 2:11 pm

Location: S of Cheyenne Crossing, SD

Size: 0.1 acres

Resources responded: Federal, State, Local

Cause: Unknown

Status: Controlled 4:29 pm

Yukon Fire

Date reported: July 13, 2024, 3:07 pm

Location: 6 miles south of Caputa, SD

Size: 2 acres

Resources responded: Federal, State, Local

Cause: Unknown

Status: active

Rotary Fire

Date reported: July 13, 2024, 3:21 pm

Location: E of Aladdin, WY near WY/SD border

Size: 5.4 acres

Resources responded: Federal, State, Local

Cause: Unknown

Status: Contained 4:17 pm

Prius Fire

Date reported: July 13, 2024, 3:27 pm

Location: 10 miles SSE of Crawford, NE

Size: 1 acre

Resources responded: Federal

Cause: Unknown

Status: Contained 4:30 pm

Hay Draw Fire

Date reported: July 13, 2024, 3:37 pm

Location: W of Hill City, SD

Size: 0.5 acres

Resources responded: Federal

Cause: Unknown

Status: active

Ram Fire

Date reported: July 13, 2024, 5:00 pm

Location: 1 mile E of Crawford, NE

Size: 1 acre

Resources responded: Federal, State, Local

Cause: Unknown

Status: Contained 5:26 pm

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