Update: Prescribed fire Rieger in Edmunds County – May 15 status

Published May 15, 2026 #Rieger rx fire

Updated: 10:42 a.m. May 15

Started: 3 days ago, 12:54 p.m. May 12

Initial location: Edmunds County, S.D.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Rieger

The pile burning project, named Rieger, was initiated 12:54 p.m. May 12 in in Edmunds County, South Dakota.

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