STURGIS, S.D. – Great Plains Fire Dispatch reported several new fire starts Monday.
Lightning sparked a couple of fires, including a small blaze south of Spearfish.
Another fire in northeast Wyoming caused some concern for residents in the Upton area.
The Upton Fire Department reported the blaze, located northwest of town, could head towards Barton Road, especially the subdivision in that area. An evacuation notice for people on the northern part of Barton Road subdivision was issued before firefighters were able to line the fire and keep it from spreading to the area. Once it was determined things were good, evacuation orders were lifted.
Two single engine air tankers were brought in to fight that fire, named the Dog Man Fire. It was listed at 2 acres this morning. Another fire in northeast Wyoming, dubbed the Stoney Butte Fire, was burning 12 miles northeast of Hulett on private land. It was at 8.5 acres as of Tuesday morning.
In northwest South Dakota, there were three sizeable fires in Harding County. The Travers Fire on the south Travers Road was 227 acres as of Tuesday morning. And, two fires dubbed the East Limpert and West Limpert Fires, burned 1,500 and 1,580 acres respectively.
Here is the full update from Great Plains Fire Dispatch:
