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Legion Lake Fire · 2017
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🇺🇸 South Dakota
Legion Lake Fire
Discovered Dec 11, 2017 · Rocky Mountain
🕐 Started …
Acres Burned
54,023
Containment
100%
Location
South Dakota
Discovered
Dec 11, 2017
Structures
—
Casualties
—
Containment progress
100%
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Dec 11, 2017
Fire ignites
— Legion Lake discovered.
Final
100% contained
at 54,023 acres. Recovery operations begin.
wildfiretoday.com
Legion Lake Fire east of Custer, SD slowed Monday night - wildfiretoday.com
Dec 12, 2017
MPR News
South Dakota fire spreading rapidly, threatening towns - MPR News
Dec 13, 2017
wildfiretoday.com
Tag: Legion Lake Fire - wildfiretoday.com
Aug 4, 2018
The Weather Channel
Growing Legion Lake Fire Forces Evacuations in South Dakota - The Weather Channel
Dec 12, 2017
wildfiretoday.com
Legion Lake Fire’s effect on bison and ranches - wildfiretoday.com
Dec 19, 2017
wildfiretoday.com
Study shows firefighters’ exposure to smoke increases disease risk - wildfiretoday.com
Feb 6, 2018
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