ROCKERVILLE, S.D. – Fire crews responded to a wildfire just to the west of Rockerville Sunday. The Beretta Fire was located off of Beretta Road, a 1/2 mile N/W of S Hwy 16 and Silver Mountain Rd. The fire was reported around 5:30 Sunday evening and forward progress had been stopped by 8:00 p.m. Crews worked on dozer lines and mop up before Rockerville personnel headed home for the night. One engine stayed behind and staffed the fire overnight, which was 50% contained. Both air and ground resources battled the blaze last night, which had burned just over 12 acres. Resources will be back on scene this morning to work the fire. The fire’s cause was under investigation. Another fire was reported south of Highway 20, west of Buffalo. The Gilbert Fire was reported Sunday morning just before 11:30. Fire crews were able to get a handle on the fire by Sunday afternoon. It had burned an approximate 211 acres. And a pair of small fires were reported in the Northern Hills Monday morning. The Lexington Fire was reported south of U.S. Highway 14A outside Deadwood in the Lexington Hill area. It burned around a tenth of an acre before being contained. The Spearfish Peak Fire was east of U.S. Highway 14A in Lawrence County, north of Spearfish Peak. It was listed at a quarter of an acre with no containment. Fire crews were on alert today after thunderstorms with lightning moved over the area Sunday night into Monday morning. Share via: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn More