Bearlodge Ranger District Seeking Public Comments on South Slope Winter Burning Project tsln.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tsln.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Forest Service is proposing to burn up to 8,382 acres on the Bearlodge Ranger District, Black Hills National Forest, according to a Wednesday press release.
In an update on Thursday, the firefighters wrote that dry and windy conditions that have helped stoke the flames were expected again. They also said that while they have worked to extinguish hot spots near structures, the area is under a Red Flag Warning through Thursday night. Our firefighters need your help today: Please avoid outdoor use of fire, or anything that could make sparks, they pleaded. Together, we can prevent another new fire.
But there was some good news for those returning to evacuated areas as the Pennington County Sheriff s Office said Thursday they were working on a plan to reopen travel on nearby West Highway 44, following reports of active fire near the highway on Wednesday night.
UPDATE: multiple fire crews respond to Agate Bed Fire near Fairburn newscenter1.tv - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newscenter1.tv Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Firefighters battling wildfire in eastern Custer County
News StaffMarch 6, 2021News
Agate Bed Fire
FAIRBURN, S.D. Dry, windy conditions were fanning a wildfire Saturday in eastern Custer County. Fire crews continued their battle of the fire on Sunday.
Firefighters from around the region were battling the Agate Bed Fire, which was reported Saturday afternoon about nine miles east of Fairburn.
Brian Daunt, Zone Fire Management Officer for Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Incident Commander for the Agate Bed Fire, estimates the fire at 10% containment and 2,000 acres on Sunday morning.
No structures are threatened at this time.
Crews say conditions are improving and they anticipate major progress on the fire today.