State, Local Officials Complete Schroeder Fire Investigation
News StaffApril 20, 2021News
courtesy/file photoPicture from the Schroeder Fire in March.
PIERRE, S.D. – A debris/slash pile is thought to be the origin of the Schroeder Fire that burned 2,224 acres west of Rapid City in late March.
An investigation by South Dakota Wildland Fire and the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office indicates that an escape from that debris/slash pile cannot be eliminated as the cause of the blaze that started March 29 along Schroeder Road. The investigation report eliminates lightning, cigarette smoking, glass refraction/reflection and arson as potential causes of the fire.
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April 20, 2021
PIERRE, S.D. – A debris/slash pile is thought to be the origin of the Schroeder Fire that burned 2,224 acres west of Rapid City in late March.
An investigation by South Dakota Wildland Fire and the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office indicates that an escape from that debris/slash pile cannot be eliminated as the cause of the blaze that started March 29 along Schroeder Road. The investigation report eliminates lightning, cigarette smoking, glass refraction/reflection and arson as potential causes of the fire.
Based on the investigation, the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office said the fire started at a property located on Schroeder Road. The property owner did have a valid burn permit.
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