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A crew member with the Mormon Lake Hotshots, out of Arizona, works a bone pile while battling the First Thunder Fire on Wednesday morning, Sept. 4, 2024, west of Rapid City in the Black Hills, S.D. (Matt Gade/Rapid City Journal via AP)
A hotshot works to burnout a bone pile while battling the First Thunder Fire on Wednesday morning, Sept. 4, 2024, west of Rapid City in the Black Hills, S.D. (Matt Gade/Rapid City Journal via AP)
Incident Commander Brandon Sanchez, right, talks about the status of the First Thunder Fire on Wednesday morning along with Pennington County Sheriff's Department Lt. Jason Mitzel, left, during a media briefing at the Mystic Ranger District headquarters in Rapid City, S.D. (Matt Gade/Rapid City Journal via AP)
Smoke spreads from the First Thunder Fire, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024 near Rapid City, N.D. (Madison Willis/Rapid City Journal via AP)
Smoke billows from the First Thunder Fire, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024 near Rapid City, N.D. (Matt Gade/Rapid City Journal via AP)
A heavy air tanker dumps fire retardant over the First Thunder Fire on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024 near Rapid City, S.D. (Madison Willis/Rapid City Journal via AP)
The First Thunder Fire started late on Monday and has continued through Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, west of Rapid City in the Black Hills, S.D. (Matt Gade/Rapid City Journal via AP)
Bone piles continue to burn while hotshot crews take a moment to relax while working the First Thunder Fire on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, west of Rapid City in the Black Hills, S.D. (Matt Gade/Rapid City Journal via AP)
A water shuttle operation runs as tankers fill a drop tank as hotshots work the First Thunder Fire on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, west of Rapid City in the Black Hills, S.D. (Matt Gade/Rapid City Journal via AP)