Update: Prescribed fire Nw Hayfork /watershed in Trinity County – Sep. 30 status

Published Sep 30, 2025 #Nw hayfork rx/watershed fire

Updated: 10:37 a.m. Sep. 30

Started: 23 hours ago, 11:12 a.m. Sep. 29

Initial location: Trinity County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Nw Hayfork /watershed

The pile burning project, known as Nw Hayfork /watershed, was initiated 11:12 a.m. Sep. 29 in Trinity County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on private land for 23 hours.

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