An interagency effort, led by South Dakota Wildland Fire and assisted by both federal and local resources, is actively working to suppress the First Thunder Fire about 3 miles SW of Rapid City and 2 miles NE of Colonial Pine Hills. The fire was first reported on private property just after 6 pm Monday. There are no structures currently threatened by the fire.
SDWF estimates the fire at more than 40 acres burning primarily in the Black Hills National Forest. There will be a transition of authority from SDWF to a Type 3 Incident Management Team effective this morning at 8 a.m.
Critical fire weather conditions are forecast to continue today with hot temperatures and relative humidity as low as 10 percent.