Three small fires were reported in the region Friday morning,
with two of them contained.
The Lost Fire southwest of Hot Springs was reported between 4
a.m. and 6 a.m. and was contained at a tenth of an acre, according
to John Bear, public information officer for the Northern Great
Plains Joint Information Center in Rapid City.
The fire was apparently caused by lightning, Bear said. One
engine from the South Dakota Division of Wildland Fire Suppression
and the Cascade Volunteer Fire Department responded. The fire was
on Black Hills National Forest land west of the burn area from the
Alabaugh Fire last month.
There were two small fires reported in northwest
Nebraska.
The 1.5-acre Trail Head Fire, reported about 6 a.m. west of
Chadron State Park south, was fully contained by 11:30 a.m., Bear
said.
The Chadron Creek Fire 15 miles southwest of Chadron was
reported about 11:15 a.m. and had burned about 2.5 acres. Full
containment was expected shortly after noon, Bear said.
The Northern Great Plains Joint Information Center declared a
red flag warning from noon to 9 p.m. Friday because of high
temperatures and low humidity.
"We're hoping everybody out there is real careful today with
any activities that involve fire," Bear said.
