Browse by Park: BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK

Prescribed Fire

Badlands National Park has an active prescribed fire program. Prescribed fires are generally carried out in the spring and fall. The park is divided up into several different burn units, and these units are burned with varying frequency based on fire history, ecology, and management objectives.

Recent prescribed fires:

 

Weather

Weather forecasting for Badlands is covered by the National Weather Service office at Rapid City, SD. There is one automated weather station at Badlands: Pinnacles.

 

Training

Annual firefighter refreshers are held at each park. Click here to see the schedule of training at Badlands.

 

Fire Management Documents

 

Fire Effects Monitoring Results

Coming soon!

 
Fire at Badlands National Park
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