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Fire on “M Hill” in Rapid City, South Dakota

Author Bill GabbertPosted on Categories UncategorizedTags

(First published at 6:42 a.m. MDT July 14, 2016. Updated at 6:44 p.m. July 14 [added the first two photos].)

A fire in Rapid City, South Dakota that started at 7:25 p.m. on Wednesday burned 13 acres on “M Hill”, a very popular hiking area. A benefactor, Edna Marie “Eddie” Larson, created a trust to fund the construction and maintenance of a 20-mile hiking trail system in the 300-acre Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park.

M Hill Fire
M Hill Fire by Kalisha June
M Hill Fire
M Hill Fire by Kalisha June

M HIll Fire vicinity map
M HIll Fire vicinity map

When a wildfire occurs in the middle of an urban area there are many people reporting on it:

M Hill
This is a 3-D image of “M Hill” from Google Earth, without the fire of course.
M Hill letters
A close-up of the letters on “M Hill” — hence the name.

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Author: Bill Gabbert

After working full time in wildland fire for 33 years, he continues to learn, and strives to be a Student of Fire.

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