Chris Stover says, "Within the Black Hills Fire Protection District, no open fires are allowed. So that individual charcoal grills; that's considered an open fire, as well as just an open fire ring someplace out in the woods. So if you're going to have charcoal or a camp fire you're going to need either an approved ring on private property or you would need to be in a designated campground."   The Forest Service says the most serious wildfires in the Black Hills have been human caused.  For more information on fire restrictions, go to fs-dot usda/blackhills.

Al Van Zee