RAPID CITY, S.D. – Ahead of the Thursday night rain storms that came through the area, fire crews continued to battle wildfires across the area.
Great Plains Fire says the largest was a 100 acre blaze burning in the Sage Creek Wilderness area south of Wasta and located in the extreme NW corner of Badlands National Park north of the Sage Creek Road.
The fire was first reported late Wednesday night and several fire crews from around the area were fighting it.
Meanwhile, a fire that started Wednesday north of Beulah, Wyoming was listed at 72 acres.
The Sandy Creek Fire was in Crook County, close to the South Dakota border. Air resources and federal, state and local fire crews were battling that blaze.
Here is a rundown on all fires reported on Thursday:
#9 Parmlee Canyon Fire
* Reported at 6/24/21 2:32 PM
* Location: Pennington Co, 5 mi SE Four Corners
* Size: 0.1 acres
* Resources: Federal
#8 Desperado Fire
* Reported at 6/24/21 2:32 PM
* Location: south of spearfish airport, North of crook city rd, SD
* Size: 0.1 acres
* Resources: State, local
* Contained: 6/24/21 at 3:06 PM
* Controlled: 6/24/21 at 4:04 PM
#6 Bypass CA Fire
* Reported at 6/24/21 12:56 PM
* Location: Hughes Co, NE side of Pierre
* Size: 0.11 acres
* Resources: State
* Contained: 6/24/21 at 1:12 PM
* Controlled: 6/24/21 at 2:20 PM
#5 Weston Hill Fire
* Reported at 6/24/21 12:43 PM
* Location: Pennington Co, 14 mi NNE Newcastle 3.5 mi ESE of Four Corners, WY
* Size: 0.1 acres
* Resources: Federal
* Contained: 6/24/21 at 2:30 PM
* Controlled: 6/24/21 at 3:04 PM
#4 Beaver Creek Fire
* Reported at 6/24/21 12:20 PM
* Location: Pennington Co, 10 mi NE Newcastle, WY
* Size: 0.1 acres
* Resources: Federal
#2 Ridgeland Fire
* Reported at 6/24/21 5:27 AM
* Location: Pennington Co, 4 mil W of Rapid City, SD
* Size: 0.3 acres
*Contained: 6/24/21 at 9:00 AM
* Controlled: 6/24/21 at 11:40 AM
#1 NE Diamond Bar Fire
* Reported at 6/24/21 1:37 AM
* Location: McKelvie, NE
* Size: 112.4 acres
* Contained: 6/24/21 at 5:05 AM
#9 Higgins Fire
* Reported at 6/23/21 9:47 PM
* Location: 1 Mile up Higgins Gulch Spearfish, SD
* Size: 0.2 acres
* Contained: 6/24/21 at 3:00 AM
* Controlled: 6/24/21 at 9:30 AM
#8 Sage Creek Fire
* Reported at 6/23/21 8:36 PM
* Location: Sage Creek Wilderness Area 9.6 mil SW of Wall, 9 mi S of Wasta, SD
* Size: 100 acres Updated 3:47 PM
#7 Round Top Fire
* Reported at 6/23/21 7:48 PM
* Location: Pennington Co, 3 mi SSE of Wall, SD
* Size: 0.89 acres
* Contained: 6/23/21 at 9:07PM
* Controlled: 6/24/21 at 10:05 AM
#5 Sammis Fire
* Reported at 6/23/21 5:19 PM
* Location: Pennington Co, 3 mi S of Rapid City, 1 mi ESE of GPC, SD
* Size: 0.1 acres
* Contained: 6/23/21 at 6:00PM
* Controlled: 6/23/21 at 6:24 PM
#4 Sitting Bull Fire
* Reported at 6/23/21 5:19 PM
* Location: Penn Co, Rockerville 2 mi E, SD
* Size: 0.1 acres
* Contained: 6/23/21 at 5:50PM
* Controlled: 6/23/21 at 6:00 PM
#3 Norman CA Fire
* Reported at 6/23/21 12:10 PM
* Location: Meade Co, 2 mi E of Summerset, 2 mi N of Blackhawk, SD
* Size: 0.1 acres
* Resources: State and Local
* Contained: 6/23/21 at 1:12 PM
* Controlled: 6/23/21 at 1:13 PM
#2 Sandy Draw Fire
* Reported at 6/23/21 11:09 AM
* Location: Crook County, 5 miles NNE of Beulah, WY
* Size: 72 acres
* Resources: Federal, State and Local
#1 Tunnel Fire
* Reported at 6/23/21 08:34 AM
* Location: Meade Co, 1 mi NE of Blackhawk, SD
* Size: 0.3 acres
* Resources: State
* Contained: 6/23/21 at 09:52 AM
* Controlled: 6/23/21 at 11:02 AM
