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The Black Hills is experiencing dryness levels unlike anything it’s seen in a decade. Now fire and forest officials have one message – take the warnings seriously.

The First Thunder Fire on the outskirts of Rapid City remains at zero percent containment and has grown to 155 acres. However, with additional hands, fire and safety officials are confident in the next few days.

Currently, the First Thunder Fire continues to burn just outside of Rapid City. As of now, the 150-acre fire’s cause is unknown, and it’s listed at zero percent contained.

More than 100 fire personnel from across the region are continuing work to mop up the Bennett Wildfire in the southern Black Hills.

The USDA Forest Service is hiring wildland firefighters in South Dakota.

More than150 firefighters are responding to a fire burning in southwestern South Dakota. The Bennett Fire is approximately 330 acres in size. It’s burning about eight miles northwest of Edgemont, in Fall River County.

The USDA Forest Service is offering a $25 million funding opportunity to local businesses and partners to reduce wildfire risks.

Crews are working to contain a fire that’s burned more than 12 square miles in northwest south Dakota.

Darren Clabo, Ph.D., is the state fire meteorologist. We check in with him on the state's wildfire outlook during a hot and dry summer in the Black Hills.

It’s a hot one in the Black Hills, and that sparked three wildfires in a single day this week.