(UPDATED at 6:10 p.m. MDT, March 31, 2015)
- Firefighters are calling it 70% contained
- One non-commercial structure burned. The structure was a protective shed for a natural gas well. The gas well caught fire the first day and was put out by the first night.
- As of 6:00 PM Monday night, two Dozers met and tied in the line around the fire (one from the north and one from the south)
- The successful burnout operation ended at 10:00 PM last night
- No injuries of firefighters or the public have been reported
- This fire is burning mainly on public and private land with a small portion of Bureau of Land Management Land
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(UPDATED at 12:20 p.m. MDT, March 31, 2015)
The Rapid City Journal has an article about the Sheep Draw Fire.
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Originally published at 9:54 p.m. MDT, March 30, 2015
Jim Strain’s Type 3 Incident Management Team has assumed command of the 10,000-acre Sheep Draw Fire in northwest South Dakota. Two National Guard helicopters are assisting with the fire which is burning on state and private land.
Firefighters were calling it 15 percent contained at noon on Monday.
The weather forecast for Tuesday calls for 17 mph southwest winds gusting to 28 mph, temperature of 80, and a relative humidity that will be in the teens overnight, 16 percent at dawn and rising to 40 percent by sunset.
Can clearly see the #SheepDrawFire in northwest South Dakota on visible satellite this afternoon #sdfire pic.twitter.com/NCC2Q7tLQL
— Chip Redmond (@wx_chip) March 30, 2015
