Deadwood, South Dakota Volunteer Fire Department

06/13/2026

These four Deadwood Firefighters took part in this year’s SD Fire School in Watertown. It started on Thursday and wraps up today. During these few days each one has taken different classes that provide updated information and techniques that they will be able to bring back to share with fellow Deadwood Firefighters.

06/09/2026

Funeral Procession for Retired Lead Chief Bubb.

06/05/2026

This morning, June 5th, Deadwood Fire & Rescue was paged to Blacktail Bench Rd, just outside of city limits to assist the Lawrence County Sheriff’s office with an accident without injuries.

Early indications are that a pickup truck left the roadway and entered the ditch after striking a utility pole.

Due to the power pole strike, crews stood by until the utility company could de-energize the line and secure the scene.

Crews remained on scene for about two hours.

06/05/2026

On Thursday, June 4th at approximately 2:33pm, Deadwood Fire & Rescue was paged to an address on Denver Ave, for a reported structure fire.

Deadwood Fire Chief was first on scene finding heavy smoke conditions with significant flames on the back side of the home.
Incident Command was established and mutual aid requested from, Lead, and Spearfish Fire Departments.

Initial searches of the duplex found no victims. Crews entered both the upper and lower level units of the duplex and attacked the fire from both levels.

During the fire fight, firefighters ventilated the structure with positive pressure fans and were able to extinguish the fire.

There were no injuries to firefighters, occupants, or animals. One firefighter was evaluated for heat exposure on scene.

Chief Ellis requested the presence of the South Dakota Fire Marshall’s office to investigate due to the nature of the fire.

Displaced residents were assisted by the American Red Cross.

All inquiries shall be made to the office of the South Dakota Fire Marshall.

A big thank you to our partner agencies for their assistance!

Assisting Agencies:
Deadwood Police Dept
Lead Fire Dept
Spearfish Fire Dept
Whitewood Fire Dept & Auxiliary
Monument Health Ambulance
Lawrence County Emergency Mgmt
Black Hills Energy
Montana Dakota Utilities
Deadwood Public Works
American Red Cross

06/03/2026

On Monday June 1st, Deadwood Fire & Rescue was called to the corner of Railroad and Dudley Streets in Deadwood for a front end loader that has slipped off the roadway and was threatening a home.
After surveying the situation, utility companies were called to disconnect services, and residents were evacuated out of an abundance of caution.
Once the loader was secured and placed back on the roadway, utilities were restored and residents were advised that they could return home.

05/30/2026

DEADWOOD — Thanks to the quick work of the Deadwood Volunteer Fire Department, an incident involving 2 people and the elevator at the Adam’s Museum was resolved in less than

05/28/2026

We enjoyed an absolutely beautiful evening supporting the Lead-Deadwood youth baseball and softball teams!
With the high fire danger across the Northern Black Hills it was important to have a brush truck on hand to cool the fireworks.
Good Luck to all the area athletes this summer!

05/25/2026

On this Memorial Day Deadwood Volunteer Fire Department would like to take this opportunity to honor those brave men and women that paid the ultimate price of freedom that we have today. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten. Also thank you to those that are currently serving thank you for everything you do.

05/22/2026