Here are a few more photos of the North Pole Fire that burned about 60 acres west of Custer, South Dakota on Tuesday. The photos were taken around 7 p.m., about three hours after the fire started.
Crews are continuing to mop up the fire. Incident Commander Josh Morgan anticipates that it will achieve 100% containment by 5 p.m. today.
There are approximately 20 firefighters still assigned this morning. The Type 3 Incident Management Team has transitioned to a Type 4 incident commander.
State and federal fire investigators continue to work to determine the cause.
Was there a prize for first IMT 2,3, or 4 activation for 2015. 3-12-15 was my “shot” at the big prize. Red Flag warning, great pictures of the conditions now facing that region. Back to looking down the road for the Publishers Clearing House van.
I imagine it was probably a scramble for the feds to get resources together for the fire this early in the season. That means a lot of module leaders swinging tools since seasonal staff isn’t on yet. Or do they bring everyone on early in the year up that way?