Recent rains have not eliminated
the potential for wildfires in the Black Hills area, the Northern
Great Plains Interagency said late Sunday night.
Burn bans and restrictions are
still in place for much of South Dakota.
Five new lightning-caused fires
started across Nebraska Sunday.
The fires in South Dakota over the
weekend were the Whitetail and Wharf fires. Black Hills Forest
Service engines and hand crews responded to both fires as well as
state engines, volunteer fire departments and one helicopter.
The Whitetail fire burned the
largest area at two acres approximately six miles south of Hulett,
Wyo. before being contained. The Wharf fire was contained at
one-tenth of an acre.
No structures were at risk in
either fire.
