Updated: 4:19 p.m. Dec. 10

Started: 11 months ago, 9:29 a.m. Jan. 3

Initial location: Lawrence County, S.D.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Sdfo Pile Burn

The pile burning project, known as Sdfo Pile Burn, was initiated 9:29 a.m. Jan. 3 in Lawrence County, South Dakota.

Since it was initiated eleven months ago, the prescribed fire has burned 205 acres of federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

Prescribed fire (prescribed burn) is a wildfire prevention method that involves burning an area of land in a controlled manner to minimize the risk of catastrophic wildfires.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center