Update: Prescribed fire Sunflower 2025 in Tehama County – Sep. 23 status

Published Sep 23, 2025 #Sunflower rx 2025 fire

Updated: 11:21 a.m. Sep. 23

Started: 5 days ago, 10:20 a.m. Sep. 18

Initial location: Tehama County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Sunflower 2025

The pile burning project, known as Sunflower 2025, was initiated 10:20 a.m. Sep. 18 in Tehama County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management 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