With Western states enduring a historic drought, some towns are rejecting fireworks as a wildfire risk, even though nearly all civic fireworks displays are safely monitored by firefighters.
According to the Hamiln County Sheriff’s Office, first responders discovered the body inside the home, located about 6 miles west of Bryant, shortly after extinguishing the structure fire on Thursday evening.
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor’s most recent update on March 29, Davison County is experiencing a moderate drought, a result of receiving only half-of-an-inch of precipitation since March 1.
Both buildings at Full Circle Ag in Pierpont, South Dakota, will likely will be a total loss, according to Day County Emergency Management Director Bryan Anderson, after the fire broke out about 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022.
