Update: Prescribed fire Starling Basin in Pennington County – Oct. 14 status

Published Oct 14, 2025 #Starling basin rx fire

Updated: 8:29 a.m. Oct. 14

Started: 3 days ago, 11:34 a.m. Oct. 11

Initial location: Pennington County, S.D.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Starling Basin

The pile burning project, known as Starling Basin, was initiated 11:34 a.m. Oct. 11 in Pennington County, South Dakota.

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