Updated: 5:57 p.m. April 29

Started: 26 hours ago, 3:13 p.m. April 28

Initial location: McPherson County, S.D.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Schumacher Gpa

The pile burning project, known as Schumacher Gpa, was initiated 3:13 p.m. April 28 at in McPherson County, South Dakota.

The prescribed fire has burned 90 acres of federal land managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service after being active for 26 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