RAPID CITY, S.D. – Residents evacuated from their homes due to a wildfire in Pennington County were allowed to return before noon Thursday.

South Dakota Wildland Fire reported the Murphy Fire has burned an approximate 423 acres and was 10-percent contained as of last night, although forward progress of the fire had been stopped.

Firefighters were working on mop-up and controlling the perimeter overnight.

Meanwhile,

Fire crews continued work on the Red Stone and Bauman fires that are still active in Jackson County in the northeastern part of the Pine Ridge reservation.

As of late Thursday afternoon, both fires remained at no containment.

Multiple agencies and VFDs are still working on these two large fires.

Air resources have been working on both fires and additional resources have been ordered to respond.

On Thursday, Crews have had high winds, rough terrain and dry conditions while battling the fires.

The Red Stone Fire was listed at 100 acres and the Bauman Fire was at 1,000 acres.

On the larger Bauman Fire, an evacuation ready alert issued earlier had been lifted as crews have made progress containing the fire.