Fire crews respond to False Bottom Creek Fire outside St Onge

August 17, 2026
ST ONGE, S.D. – Area fire crews quickly jumped on a wildfire that broke out Sunday afternoon between Spearfish and St Onge. The False Bottom Creek Fire was located about a mile west of Highway 34, near 196th Street. South Dakota Wildland Fire reported Sunday evening that forward progress of the fire has been stopped, with interagency resources actively working to suppress the fire estimated at 100 acres burning in grass and timber. The fire was initially reported around 3:42 Sunday afternoon. Thunderstorms with lightning had developed at around that time, but the cause of the fire had not been determined. Share via: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn More
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