September 16, 2025

Buck Fire

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.

Map showing approximate location of Buck Fire.

Summer Reassessment – Week 13

Week of August 11th: Our assessment teams will be finishing up a couple blocks south of H Street in the City of Edgemont. They will then be moving to the area on the east side of Angostura that is scheduled for this year’s reassessment. That is the buildings located on State Game, Fish, and Parks land and Wolff’s Mobile Home Court.

Map of reassessment area for week of August 11th in the City of Edgemont.
Map of reassessment area next to Angostura for summer 2025.

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 2025 reassessment area.

Summer Reassessment – Week 12

Week of August 4th: Our assessment teams will be visiting properties south of F Street in the City of Edgemont.

Reassessment map for week 12, August 1st 2025. Showing properties south of F Street.

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 2025 reassessment area.

Summer Reassessment – Week 11

Week of July 28th: Our assessment teams will continue working their way south through the City of Edgemont this week on properties north of H Street.

Map of reassessment area for week of July 28th, showing parts of the City of Edgemont north of H Street.

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 2025 reassessment area.

Employment Opportunity: Full Time Payroll/Administrative Assistant

Full Time Payroll/Administrative Assistant for the Fall River County Auditor’s Office. Requires strong communication/writing and computer skills, including Office 365, data management, procurement, filing, record keeping, website maintenance and assisting with other duties in the office.  Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks and assist the public and lift up to 30 pounds.

Starting wage $16 – $17 per hour with full benefits. Open until filled. Application at the Auditor’s Office, 906 N River St, Hot Springs: or print application

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