Update: Prescribed fire Kurkowski in Day County – May 8 status

Published May 8, 2026 #Kurkowski rx fire

Updated: 9:49 a.m. May 8

Started: 9 days ago, 10:32 a.m. April 29

Initial location: Day County, S.D.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Kurkowski

The pile burning project, called Kurkowski, was initiated 10:32 a.m. April 29 in in Day County, South Dakota.

The prescribed fire has been burning on private land for nine days.

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