Border fire claims 20,000 acres in Adams and Perkins counties
A fire in Adams and Perkins counties claimed more than 20 miles of land as 20 area fire departments from North and South Dakota responded to help. The fire destroyed 19 farms and more than 20,000 acres of crops, with two firefighters injured in the blaze. Written By: Jackie Jahfetson | ×
A ranch, located in the valley of Lemmon Lake Road, stands barren by charcoaled-stained barbed-wire fence posts, still smoking with embers across the vast stretch of land. The ranch near Lemmon, S.D., experienced extensive damage due to the massive grassland fire that began Thursday evening. Jackie Jahfetson / Forum News Service
Border fire claims 20,000 acres in Adams and Perkins counties
A fire in Adams and Perkins counties claimed more than 20 miles of land as 20 area fire departments from North and South Dakota responded to help. The fire destroyed 19 farms and more than 20,000 acres of crops, with two firefighters injured in the blaze. Written By: Jackie Jahfetson | ×
A ranch, located in the valley of Lemmon Lake Road, stands barren by charcoaled-stained barbed-wire fence posts, still smoking with embers across the vast stretch of land. The ranch near Lemmon, S.D., experienced extensive damage due to the massive grassland fire that began Thursday evening. Jackie Jahfetson / Forum News Service
Winds in excess of 90 mph were not uncommon in the Dakotas and Montana Jan. 13-14. Buildings were damaged, a blown-over semi blocked Interstate 94 and a large grass fire moved through farms and ranches in southern North Dakota and northern South Dakota.