Containment grows on South Dakota wildfires that forced evacuations, Mount Rushmore s closure Staff and wire reports
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Firefighters continued to make progress Wednesday on containing wildfires in the Black Hills of South Dakota that earlier forced the evacuation of more than 400 homes, caused Mount Rushmore to close and prompted a state declaration of emergency.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed an executive order Tuesday in response to the severe drought and ongoing fires, declaring a state of emergency through June 1.
The order will allow the state to provide greater assistance to the response efforts of local and volunteer firefighters.
The move comes as drought conditions have worsened in the last week and as wildfires have sprouted near Richardton, Jamestown, Grand Forks and western Minnesota in recent days.
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Apr 1, 2021
NEMO, S.D. (AP) Firefighters continued to make progress Wednesday on containing wildfires in the Black Hills of South Dakota that earlier forced the evacuation of more than 400 homes.
Fire crews have increased containment of the largest fire near Schroeder Road in the Nemo area to 47%, the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post Wednesday. The Schroeder Road fire has burned nearly 3.4 square miles.
Law enforcement officers opened some neighborhoods that had been evacuated, but were only admitting people who live there. Residents were asked to remain on their property and not to call 911 unless there is imminent danger from fire flare-ups.
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