Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Department

WPVFD provides fire suppression both structural and wild land as well as medical first responder services for our protection district.

We are located at 7980 Clarkson Rd. approximately 4 miles from Rapid City on Sheridan Lake Road

Protection District Map

Click here for a map of fire districts in Pennington County. Whispering Pines Fire Protection District is pink in color and is labeled SL23.

Burn Permit Information / Current Fire Danger

Our fire district is in the black hills fire protection zone. No open fires are allowed, anytime of the year, unless the home owner has a permit.

Burn Permits for the Black Hills are issued from October 1st thru April 1st each winter. Weather and snow cover determines if permits are being issued. Click here for more information on burn permits and burning regulations.

Click here for today's current fire danger in Pennington County

Defensible Space

Do you live in or near the forest? As communities spread closer to and in forest environments the danger of wild land fire affecting these communities increases dramatically. Be sure to check out the information provided by www.firewise.org

Apparatus/Fire Hall

Coming Soon