The Onida Fire Department, Inc.

05/22/2026

05/18/2026

We just want to thank everyone that came out to this years Prairie Fire Classic to support the Agar and Onida Fire Departments! It was a beautiful day to be on the golf course and we hope everyone had an amazing time! Special thank you to Sutton Bay for allowing us to host this special event!

04/25/2026

“Thomas Ranch Fire” was approx 1600-1800 acres in 40-50mph winds, an absolute nightmare of a fire. Before we were on scene there were 8 total departments mobilizing and en route for mutual aid, 20 plus water tankers, 12 disks, county blades, and countless other community members sending support. We were working with Oahe electric and Basin electric in the background to ensure the overhead lines weren’t compromised from what they could monitor on their end. We activated the forest service SEAT planes in rapid city after being on scene less than 5 minutes but were unable to get to us safely due to the high winds. It took everything we could get our hands on to contain the fire and we couldn’t have done it without our friends and neighbors. Hats off to everyone for the effort and willingness to answer the call

04/15/2026

A big thank you to Sam McCloud for coming down and putting on a great high angle rescue and rope training! Great job by all those who attended and took advantage of Sam’s knowledge.

04/02/2026

The National Weather Service has issued a WINTER STORM WARNING for portions of the Riverfront Broadcasting listening area for the late week and into the weekend. The WINTER STORM WARNING is for counties in the pink, while a WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY is posted for the counties in blue. Details for by county are posted below.

Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-
Including the cities of Highmore, Onida, Pierre, and Miller
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM CDT
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation and patchy blowing snow expected.
Total snow accumulations between 3 and 5 inches and ice accumulations between one tenth and three tenths of an inch. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph.

* IMPACTS...Power outages and tree damage possible due to the ice. Travel could be nearly impossible. The combination of falling snow and winds will lead to periods of blowing snow that may briefly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday evening and Friday morning commutes.
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Stanley-
Including the cities of Fort Pierre
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/
FRIDAY TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation and patchy blowing snow expected.
Total snow accumulations between 2 and 4 inches and ice
accumulations up to two tenths of an inch.
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Potter-
Including the cities of Gettysburg
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM CDT
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation and patchy blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 7 and 14 inches and ice accumulations up to two tenths of an inch. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph.
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Dewey-
Including the cities of Isabel and Eagle Butte
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MDT
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation and patchy blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 6 and 14 inches and ice accumulations around one tenth of an inch.
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Ziebach-
Including the cities of Dupree, Cherry Creek and South Eagle Butte, .WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 AM MDT
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations between 6 and 12 inches and ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch.
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Jones-Lyman-Buffalo-
Including the cities of Kennebec, Murdo, and Fort Thompson
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM CDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation and patchy blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 1 and 3 inches and ice accumulations around two tenths of an inch. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The combination of falling snow and winds will lead to periods of blowing snow that may briefly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could
impact the Friday morning and evening commutes.
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Haakon-Northern Jackson-Mellette-Todd-Tripp-
Including the cities of Saint Francis, Midland, White River, Interior, Ideal, Rosebud, Philip, Milesville, Norris, Belvidere, Mission, Hamill, Witten, Kadoka, Winner, Parmelee, Cedar Butte,
Cottonwood, Wood, and Colome
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/TONIGHT TO 3 AM MDT /4 AM CDT/ SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations up to 3 inches and ice accumulations around two tenths of an inch. The heavier snow and ice accumulations will be north of I90. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph.

04/02/2026

The Emergency Burn Ban has been lifted. Regular Burn Ban Ordinance is now in effect. Use CAUTION and remember to notify Dispatch at (605) 773-7410 of intent to burn.