Grass fire south of Howes prompts water support

Heard on: Custer SD Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Any fire chief, do you have a copy on Mead County Fire?

00:06

This is any chief, go.

00:09

How is your guys' water situation down there? I just talked to Philip, fire chief, and they're over there on Kelly Place.

00:15

Our department is headed south of Howe's on Four Corners Road to a fire down there.

00:21

But I have a water tanker that is ready to go over from Dupree.

00:26

What's it looking like there?

00:30

We could use the water if you want to come.

00:32

That'd be great.

00:34

I'm not sure which direction I'm going to have you go.

00:36

I'll have you go south house, house, or I might have you come west on 34 from house corner up to Tidewater Road.

00:50

What direction is that from like where the.

00:57

On that fire hall right along the road there.

01:01

If you're talking about Plainview, you go west of House Corner.

01:08

I was just curious how far west of House it would be so I could tell the farmer.

7/25/2026 04:17 PM

Wildfire

County Hwy MC-41, Howes, SD 57748

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire departments coordinated response to a wildfire reported south of Howes along Four Corners Road, with a water tanker coming from Dupree to assist.