First on call representative:
 Casey Warren
Cell: 605-390-2619   Second on call representative: Ron Hines
Cell: 605-350-8038

Mission

The mission of the South Dakota Local Assistance State Team is to provide support, planning and assistance for the families and the department members following the loss of life or line-of-duty death of a public safety officer.

Current Deployment

 

The South Dakota Local Assistance State Team (SD-LAST) has been asked to assist the family of Colby Crago and the Butte and Vale Fire Departments in the memorial service of Coby. 
 
Obituary: https://www.leveringtonfh.com/obituaries/colby-crago
 
Services will be held at 10:30am on Monday, August 31st, 2026 at the Belle Fourche Community Rec Center Auditorium, with Pastor Stephen Carson officiating.
 
Visitation will be held from 4 PM to 7 PM on Sunday, August 30, 2026 at the Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche. 
Internment will take place at Rosehill Cemetery in Spearfish.
 
Please see the information below for the procession parking and the route from the memorial service to the cemetery. For those agencies not participating in the procession, please wait until the procession has left before exiting the area.
 
We are asking that all emergency service agencies that will be attending the service to be at the rec center no later than 10:10 AM. If you are driving an emergency vehicle, please be parked no later than 10 AM. We ask all emergency service responders to gather outside of the rec center at 10:10 for a quick briefing prior to the start of the memorial service.
 
Thank you to Julia Day for providing information on the parking/procession. Directions for any emergency responders coming for the service…
 
Coming into Belle Fourche from the south:
 
Turn right on Ziebach St and drive .9 miles east until you reach 13th Ave. 
Take a left on 13th heading north for 1.1 miles until you reach National St. 
Take a left on National and drive .2 miles until you reach 9th Ave where parking will begin for Fire Units. Please line up behind fire apparatus already parked on National St facing west. 
If there is not space to turn left onto National, begin lining up on 13th Ave.
 
Coming into Belle Fourche from the north:
 
Turn left on Ziebach St and drive .9 miles east until you reach 13th Ave. 
Take a left on 13th heading north for 1.1 miles until you reach National St. 
Take a left on National and drive .2 miles until you reach 9th Ave where parking will begin for Fire Units. Please line up behind fire apparatus already parked on National St facing west. 
If there is not space to turn left onto National, begin lining up on 13th Ave.
 
When leaving the Rec Center, the procession will be led by Belle Fourche Police Chief Cherveny. Roadways will be blocked leaving town south on Highway 85. Chief Cherveny will lead the procession until Wood Rd where he will turn off and the procession will continue south on Highway 85. Just north of the intersection of Highway 85 and I90 at Exit 10, a Spearfish Police Officer will be staged to lead the procession. ***They may take the interstate or lead through town***. Procession will end at Rose Hill Cemetery in Spearfish at 255 Ash St where Spearfish Fire Department will be waiting. 
 
I have attached two map links: 
 
This link is for directions to the Rec Center and the direction trucks will need to travel for line-up
https://maps.app.goo.gl/mijFqbJEqSQfnUYV9
 
This link is for directions from the Rec Center to the Cemetery through town. Spearfish Police may opt to take the procession on the interstate:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/LdLxAwTDNc41VwqW8
 

Past Deployments

Firefighter Line of Duty Deaths

2017
Assisted the Presho Volunteer Fire Department

2018
Assisted the Sturgis Volunteer Fire Department

2019
Assisted the Argyle Volunteer Fire Department

2023
Assisted the Chester Volunteer Fire Department
Assisted the Cavour Volunteer Fire Department  

Law Enforcement Line of Duty Deaths

2024
Assisted the Moody County Sheriff's Department

Non-Line of Duty Death Assistance

2019
Assisted the Piedmont Fire/Ambulance Service
Assisted the Black Hills National Forest

2020
Hughes County Sheriff’s Office
Draper Volunteer Fire Department
South Shore Volunteer Fire Department
Sioux Falls Fire Rescue
Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department
Huron Fire Department

2021
Gayville Volunteer Fire Department
Hyde County Sheriff’s Office
Alexandria Volunteer Fire Department

2022
Kennebec Volunteer Fire Department
Argyle/Minnekahta Volunteer Fire Department
Chancellor Volunteer Fire Department
Winner Volunteer Fire Department
Burke Volunteer Fire Department
Faulkton Volunteer Fire Department

2023
Wood Volunteer Fire Department
Centerville Volunteer Fire Department
Huron Fire Department
Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department

2024
Alpena Volunteer Fire Department
Union County Sheriff's Department

 

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