Update: Prescribed fire SDGPFMZ-DOI Assist RX in Lake County – April 27 status

Published Apr 27, 2026 #Sdgpfmz-doi assist rx fire

Updated: 11:12 a.m. April 27

Started: 82 days ago, 12:40 p.m. Feb. 4

Initial location: Lake County, S.D.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: SDGPFMZ-DOI Assist RX

The pile burning project, named SDGPFMZ-DOI Assist RX, was initiated 12:40 p.m. Feb. 4 at in Lake County, South Dakota.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for 82 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