Update 12/11/2025: West Oral Road is open.
Original Post: A one mile section of West Oral Road is closed for bridge work. This closure is from the intersection of US Highway 385/18 to the intersection with Angostura Rd. Please use Feeder Way Road and Angostura Road as a detour. This closure will continue from December 8th to the 15th unless work concludes earlier.
The county has been informed of a cybersecurity attack which as affected our emergency alert system, CodeRED. A cybercriminal group has claimed responsibility for this incident.
Contact information for subscribers may have been stolen and may have been published online.
The greatest concern is that subscribers may have used a password on their CodeRED registration that they also use for other accounts. If you subscribed for CodeRED and ‘reused’ a password, please immediately go and change the password on your other accounts.
Update 8/13/2025: Buck Fire was reported as contained.
Update 8/12/2025: Buck Fire was recorded as 58.9 acres this morning by Great Plains Dispatch. The fire is burning on a combination of private and Forest Service lands. It is in the same area as the Falls Canyon Fire of 2012. It is still miles from the nearest structure.
Original Post: The Buck Fire began in the afternoon of Sunday, August 10th, 2025. It is burning in a remote area of Fall River County. There is no road access and crews had to hike into the area through rugged terrain. The morning report for Monday, August 11th from Great Plains Dispatch gave the size as 45 acres. There are no structures threatened and no evacuations.
The Green Acres fire was discovered on March 1, 2025 about 12:19 PM. Fire was reported as contained on March 5th, 2025 at 5:00 PM. Reported cause is still undetermined. The calculated size of the fire was 345 acres. Estimated total cost was $2,000,000. (Data is from the National Interagency Fire Center).
Below is the fire area provided by WFIGS on our county landowner map. Click map to see larger version.
Update 3/5/25: Great Plains Dispatch morning report listed fire as 345 acres and 75% contained. There are four engines still assigned to this fire (3 federal, 1 local).
Update 3/3/25: As of this morning the fire was listed on Great Plains Dispatch as 75% contained. Acreage has not changed from the 340 acres previously announced. No structures have been reported lost. Federal, State, and local crews are still working.
Update 10:38AM 3/2/2025 from SD Department of Public Safety: “The Green Acres Fire 3 miles SW of Hot Springs is now estimated at 340 acres in size. Substantial progress was made on containment lines, but it’s not fully contained yet.
Update 7:23 PM: All evacuation have been lifted. Fire crews will still be working through the night to monitor the fire. Please be considerate and stay out of their way. We thank you for your help in this matter.
Update 5:55 PM: Cascade Road (SD Highway 71) has reopened for local traffic. Roads within the evacuation area (Country View and East Cascade Mountain Roads) are still closed. The Green Acres Fire has been held to 150 acres with no structures lost at this time.
Update 3:30PM: Evacuation area has been expanded to all properties between Country View Road and East Cascade Mountain Road. Cascade Road (SD Highway 71) is being closed to all unnecessary travel from the Hospital to East Cascade Mountain Road. Please avoid the area.
Original Post: About 12:10 pm a wildfire was reported along Cascade Road (SD Highway 71) south of Green Acres Road. The fire is spreading to the northeast. Evacuation has begun for homes south of Country View Road. Owner in Country View Subdivision and Green Acre Estates should remain attentive to the fire situation and be prepare to evacuate.
The Hot Springs Fire Department, Minnekahta VFD, Cascade VFD, Ardmore VFD, State Wildland Fire, and the VA are on scene.
