September 27, 2024

Fire Information

Update 8/28/2024: Bennett Fire is reported as controlled. Red Canyon Fire is reported as contained.

Original Post 8/23/2024: Dry conditions in Fall River County have lead to a number of fires over the last few weeks.  Most of these have been in the Edgemont Area.  The Red Canyon Fire is currently active at 100 acres.  There are no evacuations or road closures. The Bennett Fire is contained at 367 acres.  The Round Top Fire is out, it burned 74.5 acres. The National Interagency Fire Center maintains a map of active fires for public information.  Click for Access to Online Fire Map.

 

Map showing the Bennett and Red Canyon fires from August 2024.

 

 

 

 

Summer Reassessment – Week 7

For the week of August 19th: Assessors have 5 properties to finish along Evening Star Trail.  They will then begin with properties on the east side of Cascade Road working their way back towards town.

Map of reassessment area for week of August 19th 2024 in Fall River County.

 

Why my property?  Fall River County implemented a 7-year rotation after the county-wide reassessment was completed.  This ensures that every property is physically visited by an assessor at least once every 7 years.  Your neighborhood is one of those scheduled to be visited this year.

What is reassessment?    Reassessment is when the assessor comes to your property to check for any changes, whether improvements or deterioration of buildings.  They will take new exterior photos and walk around the outside of your buildings.  If you are present they may ask you questions about the interior of the building, if you are not present they will leave a doorhanger with contact information so they can converse with you about the property later via phone or email.

When exactly will you be at my property?  We will be posting on our website which streets are being assessed each week, you can check there for updates.

Why don’t you make appointments? The short answer: it takes less time for our assessors to start at one end of the street and do each property than it does to jump from property to property based on appointments.  As we are paid by tax dollars, we consider it most important that we perform this job in a time efficient manner.   The door-to-door method has proven to be three times more efficient than making appointments.

Who is coming? Our assessors will have county identification badges and will be driving a county vehicle. If you are suspicious that someone is falsely claiming to be an assessor, please call our office at 605-745-5136 or Fall River County Dispatch at 605-745-5155.

See Summer Reassessment page for maps of Summer 2024 reassessment area.

Summer Reassessment – Week 6

Update: Good progress is being made; Red Rock Ridge Subdivision is being added to the properties being visited this week.

Map of additional properties being visited on the week of August 12th 2024.

For the week of August 12th the assessors will be working in Cascade Springs Subdivision and the remaining properties along the west side of Cascade Road from Cascade Mountain Road to the Shep’s Canyon Road intersection.  They will also be working properties on both sides of Shep’s Canyon Road and the Shep’s Canyon Estates Subdivision.Map of reassessment area for week of August 12th 2024.

Why my property?  Fall River County implemented a 7-year rotation after the county-wide reassessment was completed.  This ensures that every property is physically visited by an assessor at least once every 7 years.  Your neighborhood is one of those scheduled to be visited this year.

What is reassessment?    Reassessment is when the assessor comes to your property to check for any changes, whether improvements or deterioration of buildings.  They will take new exterior photos and walk around the outside of your buildings.  If you are present they may ask you questions about the interior of the building, if you are not present they will leave a doorhanger with contact information so they can converse with you about the property later via phone or email.

When exactly will you be at my property?  We will be posting on our website which streets are being assessed each week, you can check there for updates.

Why don’t you make appointments? The short answer: it takes less time for our assessors to start at one end of the street and do each property than it does to jump from property to property based on appointments.  As we are paid by tax dollars, we consider it most important that we perform this job in a time efficient manner.   The door-to-door method has proven to be three times more efficient than making appointments.

Who is coming? Our assessors will have county identification badges and will be driving a county vehicle. If you are suspicious that someone is falsely claiming to be an assessor, please call our office at 605-745-5136 or Fall River County Dispatch at 605-745-5155.

See Summer Reassessment page for maps of Summer 2024 reassessment area.

Summer Reassessment – Week 5

For the week of August 5th the assessors will be working in Black Hills Flyway, Silverspur Ranchettes, and Cascade Springs Subdivision.  They will also be picking up the remaining properties along the west side of Cascade Road from Cascade Mountain Road to the Shep’s Canyon Road intersection if time and weather permit.

Map of reassessment area for week of August 5, 2024. Black Hills Flyway Subdivision, Silverspur Ranchettes Subdivision, Cascade Springs Subdivision.

 

Why my property?  Fall River County implemented a 7-year rotation after the county-wide reassessment was completed.  This ensures that every property is physically visited by an assessor at least once every 7 years.  Your neighborhood is one of those scheduled to be visited this year.

What is reassessment?    Reassessment is when the assessor comes to your property to check for any changes, whether improvements or deterioration of buildings.  They will take new exterior photos and walk around the outside of your buildings.  If you are present they may ask you questions about the interior of the building, if you are not present they will leave a doorhanger with contact information so they can converse with you about the property later via phone or email.

When exactly will you be at my property?  We will be posting on our website which streets are being assessed each week, you can check there for updates.

Why don’t you make appointments? The short answer: it takes less time for our assessors to start at one end of the street and do each property than it does to jump from property to property based on appointments.  As we are paid by tax dollars, we consider it most important that we perform this job in a time efficient manner.   The door-to-door method has proven to be three times more efficient than making appointments.

Who is coming? Our assessors will have county identification badges and will be driving a county vehicle. If you are suspicious that someone is falsely claiming to be an assessor, please call our office at 605-745-5136 or Fall River County Dispatch at 605-745-5155.

See Summer Reassessment page for maps of Summer 2024 reassessment area.

Summer Reassessment – End of July

Till the end of July the assessors will be continuing down the west side of Cascade Road from Pine Shadows to the Town of Cascade. They will also work the area on the south side of Shep’s Canyon as time allows. This includes the subdivisions of Black Hills Flyway, Silverspur Ranchettes, Cascade Springs, Sonrise South, Cascade Springs Ranch, and Shep’s Canyon Estates.

Map of area to be visited by assessors in the end of July 2024.

Why my property?  Fall River County implemented a 7-year rotation after the county-wide reassessment was completed.  This ensures that every property is physically visited by an assessor at least once every 7 years.  Your neighborhood is one of those scheduled to be visited this year.

What is reassessment?    Reassessment is when the assessor comes to your property to check for any changes, whether improvements or deterioration of buildings.  They will take new exterior photos and walk around the outside of your buildings.  If you are present they may ask you questions about the interior of the building, if you are not present they will leave a doorhanger with contact information so they can converse with you about the property later via phone or email.

When exactly will you be at my property?  We will be posting on our website which streets are being assessed each week, you can check there for updates.

Why don’t you make appointments? The short answer: it takes less time for our assessors to start at one end of the street and do each property than it does to jump from property to property based on appointments.  As we are paid by tax dollars, we consider it most important that we perform this job in a time efficient manner.   The door-to-door method has proven to be three times more efficient than making appointments.

Who is coming? Our assessors will have county identification badges and will be driving a county vehicle. If you are suspicious that someone is falsely claiming to be an assessor, please call our office at 605-745-5136 or Fall River County Dispatch at 605-745-5155.

See Summer Reassessment page for maps of Summer 2024 reassessment area.

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