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S.D. Firefighter Landowner Suspects Arson as Large Wildfire Cause April 26, 2021 A former wildland firefighter who owns the land where a burn pile ignited a large wildfire near Rapid City says he believe the blaze was intentionally set. In a 60-page report, the landowner told investigators he was “100% sure the burn pile fire was completely out.” The landowner says he’s experienced two suspicious fires since buying the property in 2018. The Schroeder Fi...

Firefighter land owner has theory about large wildfire cause Follow Us Question of the Day     By - Associated Press - Thursday, April 22, 2021 RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - A former wildland firefighter who owns the land where a burn pile ignited a large wildfire near Rapid City says he believe the blaze was intentionally set. In a 60-page report, the landowner told investigators he was “100% sure the burn pile...

The owner of the land where investigators say the Schroeder Fire ignited in a slash pile is a former wildland firefighter who believes the blaze began with an arson. “We have reason to believe the Schroeder Fire was caused intentionally, by an unrelated third party,” the owner wrote in a written statement cited in a 60-page investigative report. “I am 100% sure the burn pile fire was completely out,” he said. The Schroeder Fire broke out around 9:22 a.m. on March 29 at 8875 Schroeder Ro...