Grassland fire index reflects poor ag practices

South Dakota, parts of Minnesota and Iowa are chemical toilets where poor ranching and agricultural practices are driving this fall's grassland fire danger.

Harding-Perkins-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach-Rapid City-
Custer Co Plains-Pennington Co Plains-Haakon-Jackson-Bennett-
Mellette-Todd-Tripp-Sturgis/Piedmont Foot Hills-
Southern Meade Co Plains-
Including the cities of Buffalo, Lemmon, Bison, Belle Fourche,
Faith, Dupree, Rapid City, Folsom, Wall, Philip, Kadoka, Martin,
White River, Mission, Winner, Sturgis, and Union Center
158 AM MST Fri Nov 24 2017 /258 AM CST Fri Nov 24 2017/

...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER...

Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Walworth-Edmunds-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-
Spink-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo-
Including the cities of McIntosh, Herreid, Eureka, Aberdeen,
Mobridge, Ipswich, Isabel, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Redfield,
Mission Ridge, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, Murdo, Kennebec,
and Fort Thompson
324 AM CST Fri Nov 24 2017 /224 AM MST Fri Nov 24 2017/

...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER...

Lyon IA-Sioux-O'Brien-Plymouth-Cherokee-Woodbury-Ida-Murray-
Nobles-Pipestone-Rock-Dakota-Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Moody-Davison-
Hanson-McCook-Minnehaha-Hutchinson-Turner-Lincoln SD-Union-
415 AM CST Fri Nov 24 2017

...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER...

Osceola-Dickinson-Clay IA-Buena Vista-Lincoln MN-Lyon MN-
Cottonwood-Jackson-Beadle-Kingsbury-Brookings-
415 AM CST Fri Nov 24 2017

...HIGH FIRE DANGER...

Dixon-Gregory-Jerauld-Brule-Aurora-Charles Mix-Douglas-Bon Homme-
Yankton-Clay SD-
415 AM CST Fri Nov 24 2017

...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER...