[petuniasevan]

Firefighters had to negotiate rugged terrain to
suppress hot spots like this one just
overlooking the town of Deadwood on Sunday.
(Journal photo by Dick Kettlewell)

A slurry bomber flies through murky skies
over an American flag waving at Mount
Moriah Cemetery on Saturday evening as
fire threatens Deadwood. The photo was
taken from William's Street, and was
submitted by Linda Lichens, whose house in
the President's Neighborhood narrowly
escaped the flames.

Progression of a fire

A tower of flame above the homes near the Days of 76 rodeo grounds signals the Grizzly Gulch Fire's march on Spruce Gulch Saturday afternoon. The flames rapidly grew up the hillside overlooking Ferguson Field, and soon flared 100 or more feet above White Rock Peak. By nightfall, the fire still burned intensely.

[SoDak]

Do you know, are they asking for volunteers out there?

[petuniasevan]

This aerial photo looks down on Deadwood
early Saturday evening as fire ranges around the town.
Deadwood Gulch Resort is at right and
Lower Deadwood at left.
(Photo courtesy of Tom Warner)

A smoke plume from the Grizzly Gulch Fire
could be seen for more than 100 miles and was
moving over Bear Butte and Sturgis in this aerial
photo taken about 8 p.m. Saturday.
(Courtesy photo by Tom Warner)

A smoke plume from the Grizzly Gulch Fire
could be seen for more than 100 miles and was
moving over Bear Butte and Sturgis in this photo.
(Photo courtesy of Tom Warner)

In this view from U.S. Highway 85 at sundown,
the fire can be seen cresting a hilltop
overlooking the town of Deadwood.
(Journal photo by Dick Kettlewell)

Flames and smoke were in the trees
just above Northern Hills General Hospital
in Deadwood by late afternoon.
(Journal photo by Dick Kettlewell)

[phasma proeliator]

By the way - nice job on covering this fire.

[2sheep]

>Lead flees flare ups

Trivial question:  Is that pronounced like A. or B. below?  Does it sound like the e in Deadwood or Deed?

A.  lead (lêd) verb
led (lèd) leading, leads verb, transitive
1. To show the way to by going in advance.

B.  lead (lèd) noun
1.  Symbol Pb. A soft, malleable, ductile, bluish-white, dense metallic element, extracted chiefly from galena and used in containers and pipes for corrosives, solder and type metal, bullets, radiation shielding, paints, and antiknock compounds. Atomic number 82; atomic weight 207.19; melting point 327.5°C; boiling point 1,744°C; specific gravity 11.35; valence 2, 4.

[2sheep]

Oops!  I just found this on re-reading the thread:

>BTW, the town of Lead is pronounced "LEED", as in a lead (ore vein) of gold.