LOCATION.
Wildfire located 15 E of Buffalo, SD. N end of Slim Buttes Land Unit. Sioux Ranger District.
SIT REP.
The fire started on April 1, 2015, around 1616 Hours MDT has scorched around 2,829 acres. It is now at a 85% containment status.
The cause is currently unknown at this time.
THREATENED.
- 2 ranches
- Power lines
- Reva Gap campground
- Radio repeater
![Help from above. [Photo Credit: Ray Shinaberg / Ludlow VFD]](https://thenwfireblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/moonshine-fire-by-ra-shinaberg-1.jpeg)
- 20 engines.
- 3 – Type II Initial Attack 20-person hand crews.
- 2 dozers.
- 1 road grader.
- 2 water tenders.
![Day 2. [Photo Courtesy / inciweb]](https://thenwfireblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/moonshine-fire-day-2.jpeg)
- Reva Campground.
- N section of Slim Buttes Land unit
![Moonshine Engines [Photo Courtesy / inciweb]](https://thenwfireblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/moonshine-fire-engines.jpeg)
- Firefighters continue w/mop-up
- Extinguishing hot spots working towards into interior fire
![Mop-up. [Photo Courtesy / inciweb]](https://thenwfireblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/moonshine-mopup.jpeg)
Saturday
- Cloudy
- Lower temps
- High humidity tonight
Sunday
- Temps in 50’s
- Winds 9-16 mph
- To gust to 23 mph
![Day 2. [Photo Courtesy / inciweb]](https://thenwfireblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/moonshine-fire-day-2-1.jpeg)
The Custer Gallatin National Forest is located in the S Central part of Montana stretching all the way to the Northern part of South Dakota. It’s area is made up of 3.1 Million beautiful acres.
It includes 7 Ranger Districts within its borders:
Montana
- Bozeman
- Hebgen
- Lake
- Yellowstone
- Red Lodge
- Ashland
South Dakota
- Sioux RD / Camp Creek
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