Fire Information Line: 406-366-9274 or 406-548-1174 Start date: April 2, 2015 jmoor@blm.gov Cause: Under Investigation Facebook Fire Information: Custer Gallatin National Forest Total Personnel: 197 Location: 15 miles E of Buffalo, SD, N end of Slim Buttes Land Unit, Sioux Ranger District Current Size: Approximately 3,944 acres Containment: 5% Limited fire growth today, change in acreage is due to mapping fire perimeter Thursday. Resources Assigned: Twenty-five engines including local VFD, 3 Type II-Initial Attack 20 person hand crews, 2 dozers, 1 road grader, 2 water tenders, 1 helicopter on order Closures: Hwy 20 is closed from Hwy 79 west (near Reva, SD) to the jct. with Hwy 85 (near Buffalo, SD) in the vicinity of the Moonshine Fire. Local Traffic only. South Dakota Highway Patrol and USFS are providing traffic control. Reva Gap Campground will also be closed, along with the N section of the Slim Buttes land unit, North of Hwy 20. Structures...
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