Update: Prescribed fire Lmu Ditch Camp in Lassen County – Sep. 17 status

Published Sep 17, 2025 #Lmu ditch camp rx fire

Updated: 3:08 p.m. Sep. 17

Started: 5 months ago, 11:37 a.m. April 12

Initial location: Lassen County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Lmu Ditch Camp

The pile burning project, named Lmu Ditch Camp, was initiated 11:37 a.m. April 12 in Lassen County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on private land for five months.

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