The 4th of July is almost here, so where can you shoot Fireworks in Fall River County?

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In Fall River County (outside of city limits) fireworks are permitted on PRIVATE land OUTSIDE of the Black Hills Fire Protection District. That is land SOUTH of the Cheyenne River and EAST of SD Highway 79. The discharge of fireworks is permitted from June 27 through July 9, 2023 per State Law 34-37-16.1 .  South Dakota Codified Law 34-37-11 prohibits the use of fireworks within the Black Hills Forest Fire Protection District, it also prohibits the use of fireworks on public lands such as national forests, national parks, land managed by the Game Fish & Parks, etc. The Black Hills National Forest and Buffalo Gap National Grasslands also have their own published restrictions on fireworks.

The areas marked in white on the map below indicate areas where fireworks are not banned.

Angostura

Game, Fish, and Parks does NOT allow fireworks on their properties, ever, regardless of holiday or weather condition per South Dakota Codified Law 34-37-11 .  This includes the Angostura Recreation Area as well as Shep’s Canyon Recreation Area.

The assessors have finished their reassessment routes in Fall River County for the summer of 2023 as of June 2nd, 2023. They will now be working on finishing call backs for those who have contacted our office and building the data collected in the field into our system.

Their office will also be completing a reassessment in Oglala Lakota County this summer. The assessors will be back in the field working on that county starting June 19th.  If you wish to speak with an assessor it is better to call for an appointment to ensure that they will be in the office when you come.

Week of May 30th: Assessors will be wrapping up a few areas around Maverick Junction. They will then begin to work in the Town of Smithwick and from there they will be heading west and south.

See Summer Reassessment 2023 page for further details and frequently asked questions.

The Fall River County Courthouse will be closed Monday, May 29th, in observance of Memorial Day.  Regular office hours will resume Tuesday, May 3oth.

Friday update: On Friday our assessors will be out in the area on the west side of the highway around Maverick Junction.  This includes the Ponderosa Subdivision, Scenic Rd, and Cheyenne River Rd.

Update for week of May 22nd: After finishing the areas listed below we will be moving on to the following: The east side of US Highway 385 from Maverick to Crosswinds Rd, Crosswinds Rd, Howl & E Howl Rd, North side of Smithwick Rd from the Highway to Cemetery Rd, Sand Hills Rd, Oak Tree Rd, & Old Highway 79 north of the highway. See map.

Week of May 22nd: We will be working properties accessed from: SD Highway 79, Williams Place, Longhorn Rd, Gravel Rd, High Line Rd, Ebersole Rd, Sand Creek Rd, and the Oral Loop Area. See map below.

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 2023 reassessment area.