News Staff & Gary MatthewsApril 1, 2021News
courtesy photo via Schroeder Fire FacebookPhoto taken near Norman’s Roost by Eric Dotson of the Black Hat Handcrew. The firefighter in the photo is part of the Bear Mountain Handcrew.
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Firefighters on Wednesday had another day of good progress battling the Schroeder Fire just to the west of Rapid City.
They conducted several successful burnout operations, which improved fire lines by removing unburned fuel between the line and the main body of the fire.
Those operations slightly increased the fire’s acreage to 2,195 acres. Containment remains at 47%.
A glow from these recently burned areas was visible from communities near the fire overnight.