Update: Prescribed fire Fiddyment burns 110 acres in Placer County since June 23

Published Jun 28, 2025 #Fiddyment rx fire

Updated: 2:27 p.m. June 28

Started: 5 days ago, 8:34 a.m. June 23

Initial location: Placer County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Fiddyment

The pile burning project, named Fiddyment, was initiated 8:34 a.m. June 23 in Placer County, California.

The prescribed fire has burned 110 acres of private land after being active for five days.

Prescribed fire (prescribed burn) is a wildfire prevention method that involves burning an area of land in a controlled manner to minimize the risk of catastrophic wildfires.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center