Update: Prescribed fire Wind Cave Piles in Custer County – June 18 status

Published Jun 19, 2026 #Wind cave piles rx fire

Updated: 2:39 p.m. June 18

Started: 4 months ago, 10:56 a.m. Feb. 17

Initial location: Custer County, S.D.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Wind Cave Piles

The pile burning project, named Wind Cave Piles, was initiated 10:56 a.m. Feb. 17 in in Custer County, South Dakota.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the National Park Service for four 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