CUSTER, S.D. – The Custer Volunteer Fire Department says they were paged out to a residential structure fire at approximately 11:40 Sunday morning. Fire crews battled smoke and flame inside the structure with response including 12 firefighters along with seven trucks. Fire official say two trucks were on scene and attacking the fire withing 9 minutes of the initial call. Units were on scene for several hours. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire was under investigation. In a Facebook post, the department wrote: We are very thankful for our mutual aid partners (who brought an additional 19 firefighters!) and assistance from the following: Hill City Volunteer Fire Department , Hot Springs SD Volunteer Fire Department , Pringle VFD, Argyle Volunteer Fire Department, South Dakota , Weston County Fire Protection , Custer Ambulance Service, Inc. , Custer County Sheriff , Custer County Dispatchers, City of Custer, Colton Jinks , Black Hills Energy , McGas, LJ’s Recovery & Transport LLC . Share via: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn More