Hill City Ambulance Service

04/08/2026

The Pennington County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a Hill City man, Ronald Deloss Blabchard, 86 years of age. Ronald was last seen in Hill City on Monday at approximately 5:00 PM. Ronald is a white male, 6’1”, 200 lbs.

Ronald is very active and known to frequently walk with the aid of a walking stick. His regular walks are typically along Deerfield Road and the Mickelson Trail but could be anywhere in the area. It is unknown what he might be wearing. There is a concern for Ronald’s health as he suffers from high blood pressure.

Ronald recently arrived in South Dakota from Arizona on Saturday and typically spends the summer in the Black Hills.

If you have seen this individual or have any information on his whereabouts, please contact Pennington County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Marc Davies at (605) 394-6115.

12/20/2025

12/17/2025

UPDATE: The following paragraph is from Pennington County Sheriff's Office at about 4:30 p.m. MT: The Greyhound Fire is 2-3 miles south of Keystone and is moving east. It is currently at 150 acres. Highway 40 and Playhouse Road are closed due to firefighter activity.
There are currently evacuations along highway 40 between Playhouse Rd and Rushmore Ranch Rd expanding 2 miles north.
Please abide by law enforcement officers if you are given an evacuation notice. There are currently 15-20 engines, and two Hot Shot Crews working on the fire and more resources are being ordered.
For up to date Highway 40 wildfire information, please monitor the Pennington County Public Safety Hub.
https://pennco.org/publicsafetyhub

(Original post follows): have been called for mutual aid to assist with residential evacuations for a wildfire (named the Greyhound Fire by Great Plains Fire Information) approximately two miles east of Keystone. Official information can be found here (we do not have first-hand information on this fire at our page except if shared from an official source): https://gpfireinfo.blogspot.com/

This fire was first reported at 2:43 Mountain time (90 minutes ago) and has grown quickly to at least 45 acres at this writing, due to high winds we are experiencing across the Black Hills. If you live in this area or downwind of it, stay alert, watch conditions outside, be alert to smoke smell, park your car strategically and consider other plans for possible evacuation. DO NOT DRIVE INTO THE AREA of Playhouse Road-Highway 40 east of Keystone. Leave the roads open for emergency traffic now responding to this fire.

Wherever you live or work right now in the Black Hills region, be very careful with any ignition sources or any potential source of sparks such as heavy machinery, chainsaws, chimneys, etc.
We will try to share updates as we hear about them from agencies in charge or on the ground. Feel free to share what you know in the comments but do not delay if you are asked to evacuate or if you judge it is time to leave on your own.We

11/26/2025

10/02/2025

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10.02.2025
Meade County South Dakota

Hello Meade County!

Several law enforcement agencies have been putting up "rules of the road" posts. Thank you for the great safety tips!

Someone reached out to our office and asked if we could provide a message on one issue that seems to be a unique conundrum to our part of the world.... Merging on the Interstate... The rules are clear; the car entering on to the interstate needs to YIELD to the other cars already on the interstate. So, in a nutshell, match speed and find an open space that doesn't cause a crash. Pretty simple right?

Well, here's how people in our neck of the woods make this much more complicated than it needs to be... See, folks around here tend to be very kind and selfless, and as a habit, when we see a vehicle trying to get on the interstate, many of us change lanes into the passing lane and give the merging vehicle the outside lane.

Good decision making, as long as there is ample room to safely change lanes. The end result is everyone makes it to their destination safe and sound, with no need for law enforcement intervention.

Moving over is a courtesy, not a requirement.

The challenge is that all the nice people have trained others to think this will always happen! This creates conflict because the merging drivers then tend to think everyone will always get out of their way, and when someone doesn't move over, likely because they are from another state, or there is not a requirement to do so, feelings tend to get hurt. Unfortunately, when feelings get hurt, words get said, and next thing you know there is a full-blown road rage incident that does require law enforcement intervention.

So, in an effort to make everyone safer, remember this; If you are entering on to the interstate, not a soul driving is required to move over and give you space. If a driver happens to do it out of kindness and courtesy, smile and give a good hand wave, saying thanks. If no one moves over, then match speeds, and find a safe gap in traffic and get into the flow.

Be kind, be safe and most importantly, if you are waving at folks, make sure you use all your fingers.

08/01/2025

07/17/2025

Be prepared and hike smart. We all want you to have the best day possible.

01/22/2023

WE ARE HIRING!!!!!!!!!

ARE YOU AN EMT? A, B P, EIEIO? WE NEED YOUR SKILL SET AND ENERGY.

WE NEED 40 HR, 32 HOUR, 24 HOUR, 20 HOUR 8 HOUR OR EVEN AS
NEEDED SHIFTS FILLED. MOST ARE PAID POSITIONS.
WE ARE GROWING AND INCREASING OUR SERVICE TO THE HILL CITY COMMUNITY.

TRAINING, EXPERIENCE, 1 ST HAND SITUATIONS. RALLY, SUMMER,

ALL SEASONS.

JUST GOT YOUR LICENSE AND WANT TO GET STARTED? THEN
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE COME SEE US! HELP US GROW AND
HELP YOU GROW. EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING. WE’RE BUILDING
A NEW STATION, DEVELOPING NEW OPERATING PROCEDURES,
CREATING BETTER BONDS AMONGST OUR CREWS AND WITH THE
COMMUNITY. COME BE A PART OF THIS ADVENTURE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT CRAIG AT 605-391-8120 OR CATHY AT 605-415-2210

10/31/2022