The Rapid City Journal: Firefighters knock down blaze near New Underwood

re: NEW UNDERWOOD - For Bob and Barbara Dedic, whose ranch is on Pioneer Road northwest of New Underwood, Saturday night's wildfire got a little too close for comfort. / In fact, the flames were within 6 feet of their house. / "It got a little warm," Bob Dedic said with a chuckle Sunday. / When the flames came near their home early Saturday evening, Barbara took the pets and left. However, Bob stayed behind to keep the fire away from their home and other buildings. / If he hadn't stayed, Dedic believes, they would have lost their home. Earlier Saturday, he had rigged up a 300-gallon tank and a pressure sprayer - just in case of fire. / That night, he put the machine to good use. He saved his buildings. /The loss was limited to pasturelands and some hay bales. / The fire, which began about 6:30 p.m. Saturday, went on a 5,000-acre rampage Saturday night and Sunday morning. It burned a wide swath of grass and trees along Elk Creek north of New Underwood..."...