Update: Prescribed fire Warner Lake Wpa in Clark County – May 1 status

Published May 1, 2026 #Warner lake wpa rx fire

Updated: 10:05 a.m. May 1

Started: 24 hours ago, 9:17 a.m. April 30

Initial location: Clark County, S.D.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Warner Lake Wpa

The pile burning project, called Warner Lake Wpa, was initiated 9:17 a.m. April 30 in in Clark County, South Dakota.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for 24 hours.

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