Updated: 3:47 p.m. Sep. 24

Started: 23 hours ago, 4:24 p.m. Sep. 23

Initial location: Pennington County, S.D.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Heck Table

The pile burning project, called Heck Table, was initiated 4:24 p.m. Sep. 23 in Pennington County, South Dakota.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the National Park Service for 23 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