Comparison photos, 6 days and 39 days after escaped prescribed fire – Wildfire Today

Comparison photos, 6 days and 39 days after escaped prescribed fire

Bill Gabbert
May 22, 2015

Cold Brook Fire — Highway 385, which can be seen in the distance, was supposed to be the boundary of the prescribed fire. Only the land on the far side of the highway was planned to burn.

These photos were taken by Bill Gabbert in the area burned when the April 13 Cold Brook prescribed fire escaped in Wind Cave National Park. In each pair of pictures, the first was taken on April 19, 6 days after the fire, and the next was taken on May 22, 39 days after the fire.

Cold Brook Fire — Looking east from the planned burn area to Highway 385 which did not serve as an adequate fire line under the conditions that day.

Cold Brook Fire — The north end of the fire, east of Highway 385.

Related articles on Wildfire Today:

Cold Brook prescribed fire escapes in South Dakota
Wind Cave National Park bounces back from escaped prescribed fire

Comments

More in Reports

November 13, 2026 / 2 minutes

‘Unfathomably’ fast wildfire killed 4 wildland firefighters near Colorado-Utah border, new report finds

November 11, 2026 / 1 minute

New wildfire platform connects US fire departments, emergency managers and tribal governments to resources

North Australia and Rangelands Fire Information - NAFI, current fires at 10 November 2026.

November 10, 2026 / 1 minute

New federal support for Australian bushfire preparation