Fire Information Line: 406-366-9274; jmoor@blm.gov Facebook Fire Information: Custer Gallatin National Forest Start date: April 3, 2015 Cause: Under Investigation Total Personnel: 180 Highway 20 is now open from Hwy 79 west (near Reva, SD) to the jct. with Hwy 85 (near Buffalo, SD), in the vicinity of the Moonshine Fire Location: 15 miles E of Buffalo, SD, N end of Slim Buttes Land Unit, Sioux Ranger District Current Size: Approximately 2,829 acres Containment: 70% Change in acreage is due to more accurate mapping of the fires perimeter. Resources Assigned: Twenty 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: Reva Gap Campground and the N section of the Slim Buttes land unit, North of Hwy 20 will remain closed. Structures Threatened: Two ranches including primary and outbuildings along with infrastructure: power lines, Reva Gap Campground and Radio...
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