Update: Prescribed fire in Lawrence County – June 26 status

Updated: 5 p.m. June 26

Started: 7 months ago, 1:26 p.m. Dec. 4

Initial location: Lawrence County, S.D.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Shirt Tail Gulch Fuels Pile Burn

The pile burning project, called Shirt Tail Gulch Fuels Pile Burn, was initiated 1:26 p.m. Dec. 4 at in Lawrence County, South Dakota.

The prescribed fire has been burning on private land for seven months.

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