Thank you local communities and public for your support! Fire officials say smoke now is a much better alternative for the forest and our communities than smoke from an uncontrolled summer wildfire.
Periodic prescribed burns prevent heavy fuel accumulation that would send a larger amount of smoke into the air should a wildfire occur.
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| Victoria Prescribed (Rx) Fire Southwest of Rapid City, SD |
(Rx photos below by Matt Daigle, USDA Forest Service/Black Hills National Forest)
