Debris Pile Apparent Source of South Dakota Fire that Caused 400 Evacuations April 22, 2021
The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says no criminal charges are expected as a result of a large wildfire west of Rapid City.
A debris pile is believed to be the source of a fire that burned about 3.5 square miles (9 square kilometers) in late March. Department spokesman Tony Mangan said the owner of the property where the debris pile was located has a valid burn permit.
At least one home and two outbuildings were destroyed in the Schroeder Road fire, the Argus Leader reported. More than 150 personnel responded to the fire that caused more than 400 people to evacuate their homes near Rapid City and closed Mount Rushmore.
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A request to add a town road in one of Minocqua’s business districts for local ATV access was a bit too much for the Minocqua Town Board.
The board Tuesday turned down the request by the Lakeland Area ATV Club to add a portion of Blumenstein Road to the collection of town roads that ATV/UTV owners who live along them can use.
The portion of Blumenstein under consideration was from the curve just north of Walmart south through the stoplights and past the Northwoods Wildlife Center to where it dead-ends.
“This is, as you know, probably our second busiest business districts in town,” town chairman Mark Hartzheim said of that Highway 70 stretch. He opposed the addition. “We have to draw the line somewhere.”
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By - Associated Press - Wednesday, April 21, 2021
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says no criminal charges are expected as a result of a large wildfire west of Rapid City..
A debris pile is believed to be the source of a fire that burned about 3.5 square miles (9 square kilometers) in late March. Department spokesman Tony Mangan said the owner of the property where the debris pile was located has a valid burn permit.
At least one home and two outbuildings were destroyed in the Schroeder Road fire, the Argus Leader reported. More than 150 personnel responded to the fire that caused more than 400 people to evacuate their homes near Rapid City and closed Mount Rushmore.
A debris pile is thought to be the origin of the Schroeder Fire that burned 2,224 acres west of Rapid City in late March, according to a release from the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
The investigation by South Dakota Wildland Fire and the Pennington County Sheriff s Office indicated that an escape from a debris/slash pile cannot be eliminated as the cause of the blaze that started March 29,” the release from department spokesman Tony Mangan said.
The fire started at a property located at 8875 Schroeder Road, Mangan stated. The owner of the property had a valid burn permit, the release stated.
State, Local Officials Complete Schroeder Fire Investigation
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courtesy/file photoPicture from the Schroeder Fire in March.
PIERRE, S.D. – A debris/slash pile is thought to be the origin of the Schroeder Fire that burned 2,224 acres west of Rapid City in late March.
An investigation by South Dakota Wildland Fire and the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office indicates that an escape from that debris/slash pile cannot be eliminated as the cause of the blaze that started March 29 along Schroeder Road. The investigation report eliminates lightning, cigarette smoking, glass refraction/reflection and arson as potential causes of the fire.