南达科他州沃尔启用单引擎空中灭火机基地 缩短野火响应时间
南达科他州州长拉里·罗登（Larry Rhoden）10月16日在沃尔（Wall）为一座单引擎空中灭火机（SEAT）基地剪彩启用。州长办公室称，新基地将缩短野火响应时间，重点保护黑山（Black Hills）与Cheyenne河谷（Cheyenne River Valley）等林区。
单引擎空中灭火机可运载多达800加仑的水或阻燃剂，飞抵起火点投放。罗登表示，自己一辈子都是志愿消防员，深知冲进火场的感受，他的政府会继续确保消防员拥有保护社区所需的资源，并称新基地将在减轻野火危害方面发挥关键作用。
今年早些时候，罗登已先后为温泉城（Hot Springs）与Rapid City（Rapid City）两处州野火消防设施剪彩启用，并签署第2026-10号行政令，预先批准州野火部门向黑山森林消防保护区以外的农村消防部门提供协助与资源。
South Dakota Opens Single-Engine Air Tanker Base in Wall to Speed Wildfire Response
South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden on October 16 cut the ribbon on a Single Engine Air Tanker (SEAT) base in Wall. The governor's office said the new base will shorten the time it takes to respond to wildfires, helping protect the Black Hills, the Cheyenne River Valley, and other forest areas.
Single-engine air tankers can haul up to 800 gallons of water or fire retardant to deploy at a point of attack. Rhoden, who noted he has been a volunteer fireman his whole life, said his administration continues to fight to ensure firefighters have the resources they need to protect communities, and that the new base will play a key role in mitigating wildfires.
Earlier this year, Rhoden cut the ribbon on two South Dakota Wildland Fire facilities in Hot Springs and Rapid City, and signed Executive Order 2026-10 to preapprove state wildland fire assistance and resources for rural fire departments outside the Black Hills Forest Fire Protection District.
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