Zimmer Ridge Escaped Prescribed Fire 2016

The Zimmer Ridge Fire was declared on the Mystic Ranger District of the Black Hills National Forest on February 10, 2016. The genesis of the declaration was an escape from planned ignition of machine piles as a follow-up treatment to the Elmo Timber Sale. The Elmo Timber Sale was completed in 2009 as whole tree skid, within the Mitchell Planning Area. The large machine piles that were left from this treatment were approximately one mile southwest of Hill City, SD. The Mitchell Planning Area has been identified as a priority areas for the Mystic Ranger District due to the proximity to and alignment with the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) around Hill City, SD. 

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