Updated: 3:15 p.m. May 20

Started: 2 weeks ago, 2:18 p.m. May 6

Initial location: Deuel County, S.D.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Eilen Wpa

The pile burning project, known as Eilen Wpa, was initiated 2:18 p.m. May 6 in in Deuel County, South Dakota.

Since it was initiated two weeks ago, the prescribed fire has burned 120 acres of federal land managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

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