The Fire Begins
A large lightning storm passed over the Black Hills on the evening of July 4, 1988. On the morning of July 5, staff at Mount Coolidge firetower spotted smoke in a remote section of the Park near Galena Creek. Suppression efforts began immediately.
Summary of the Fire
The fire burned out of control, threatening Park buildings and forcing people to evacuate lodges and campgrounds. More than a thousand firefighters worked around the clock for 4 days attempting to block the spread of flames. Late in the afternoon of July 8, a rain and hail storm helped to control the fire. By the following day, firefighters had built fireline around 90 percent of the fire. By the evening of July 9, the fire was fully contained and mop-up efforts were well underway.
| HM Number | HMUHV |
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| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 at 8:23am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 13T E 632684 N 4849829 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 43.78963333, -103.35086667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 43° 47.378', W 103° 21.052' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 43° 47' 22.68" N, 103° 21' 3.12" W |
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| Area Code(s) | 605 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1350-1390 Unnamed Road, Custer SD 57730, US |
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