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Wanblee Wheat Field Fire burns 57 acres


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A combine was destroyed by the fire east of Wanblee on July 15. Photo courtesy of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Emergency Management program.

A combine was destroyed by the fire east of Wanblee on July 15. Photo courtesy of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Emergency Management program.

WANBLEE, S.D. – Last week the Jackson County Fire Departments responded to a report of a wildland fire, east of the community of Wanblee, on Highway 44, in unincorporated Jackson County, South Dakota.

Upon arrival Firefighters observed a wind driven fire burning in cured wheat stubble and a combine on fire.

The fire caused damage to ranching assets and firefighters controlled the fire to approximately 57 acres. No injuries to firefighters, civilians or domestic animals were reported. Agencies responding to this fire included: Pennington County 911, Interior Volunteer Fire Department, Long Valley Volunteer Fire Department, Oglala Sioux Tribe Emergency Management, Local Ranchers and Neighbors, Wildland Fire Management – Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pine Ridge Agency.

The fire burned approximately 57 acres in a wheat field. Photo courtesy of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Emergency Management program.

The fire burned approximately 57 acres in a wheat field. Photo courtesy of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Emergency Management program.

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