Update: Prescribed fire Hayfork Watershed in Trinity County – Oct. 10 status

Published Oct 10, 2025 #Hayfork watershed rx fire

Updated: 9:47 a.m. Oct. 10

Started: 3 days ago, 5:22 p.m. Oct. 7

Initial location: Trinity County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Hayfork Watershed

The pile burning project, known as Hayfork Watershed, was initiated 5:22 p.m. Oct. 7 in Trinity County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on private land for three 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