SD Wildland Fire cuts the ribbon on two new facilities

SD Wildland Fire cuts the ribbon on two new facilities

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO) --Two new fire stations opened today in Western KELOLAND, one in Hot Springs and another in Rapid City under South Dakota Wildland Fire. "In this day and age you don't expect our firefighters to be working off a dirt floor and an unheated and uninsulated building, that's about half the size [...]

State wildfire division celebrates $4 million investment in new facilities amid busy season

From left, South Dakota Department of Public Safety Secretary Bob Perry, Wildland Fire Director Jay Wickham and Gov. Larry Rhoden participate in a ribbon-cutting for a new Wildland Fire building on April 20, 2026, in Rapid City. (Photo by Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight)RAPID CITY — Firefighters who’ve been busy battling wildfires in South Dakota’s Black Hills celebrated the opening Monday of two state-funded buildings to house their trucks…