Lead flees flare-ups (Black Hills South Dakota fire PHOTOS)

Rapid City Journal ^ | 7-1-02 | Journal Staff and AP

[petuniasevan]

Downtown Deadwood could hardly been seen from U.S. Highway 85
at mid-afternoon Sunday because of smoke settling in from the fires.
(Journal photo by Dick Kettlewell)

Thadd Turner evacuates horses Saturday from the Days of '76 Museum and rodeo grounds.
Turner, who took his horses to Seven Downs Arena at Spearfish, is staying in Spearfish
until it is safe to return to Deadwood.
(Photo by Tanya Turner)

Smoke streams out of Grizzly Gulch across Lead and north beyond the Open Cut.
Firefighters at sunset Sunday concentrated tanker drops on a spot fire east of the Open Cut
and another fire moving up from Kirk Road just south of the Yates Shaft head frame at the former Homestake Mine.
Because of the fire threat, officials urged evacuation of most of Lead.
Warner Images/Tom Warner

Flames continue Sunday on the charred remains of a tree just off Boulder Canyon Road.
Almost everything else on the hillside was destroyed.
(Journal photo by Dick Kettlewell)

This home just off the Boulder Canyon Road narrowly escaped destruction as firefighters
stopped the blaze within 20 feet of the back door.
(Journal photo by Dick Kettlewell)

[KantianBurke]

poor horse. I remember seeing one that was so afraid of fire and the smell of ash that you weren't supposed to smoke near it as she'd go nuts otherwise

[SoDak]

Hopefully the Daschle-Johnson blaze can be controlled with no loss of life or property.

[NativeNewYorker]

It's pretty clear this is partisan.

I mean, there were no high profile fires in the home state of an oppostion Senate leader under Clinton.

/sarcasm

[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)

[petuniasevan]

I don't know. The news radio station that's supposed to have streaming audio isn't online - broken link. I heard that the cell phone transmissions and regular phones were jammed with calls so communications are spotty at best.

Maybe your local Red Cross or Salvation Army would know.

[Slip18]

"(Journal photo by Dick Kettlewell)"

Great photo postings, petuniaseven!

[petuniasevan]

FIRE PING!

[petuniasevan]

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

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Have they found the cause? If they mentioned it, I missed it.

[petuniasevan]

I have heard that it was lightning-caused.

[phasma proeliator]

"under investigation".

don't think that they've had time or resources to look at it yet. - there was lightning on Friday night move through.

[phasma proeliator]

The last I knew (today) the forest service had not listed a cause.

[phasma proeliator]

By the way - nice job on covering this fire.

[colorado tanker]

First Deadwood and now Lead. This is so sad. The Black Hills are just a jewel, one of the prettiest places on Earth.

We have smoke again today in Denver - they say its from the northern fires.

[phasma proeliator]

http://stone.cidi.org/wildfire /

Daily reports....

[petuniasevan]

Thanks! My sis-in-law lives in Sturgis and knows several evacuees.

This hits home, I must say. I'm from California and know the danger all too well.

See my newest post on the fire, People emerge from fire with stories (Black Hills SD).

[phasma proeliator]

If you haven't seen this - it's a pretty nice site - with lots of pictures. I wouldn't say "good" because of their theme but...

http://142.163.108.157/nifc/ma in.jsp?screenwidth=1024&ip 2=0/