Update: Prescribed fire Fr Laporte Ub in Plumas County – Oct. 29 status

Published Oct 30, 2025 #Fr laporte ub rx fire

Updated: 6:23 p.m. Oct. 29

Started: 9 days ago, 7:21 p.m. Oct. 20

Initial location: Plumas County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Fr Laporte Ub

The pile burning project, named Fr Laporte Ub, was initiated 7:21 p.m. Oct. 20 in Plumas County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for nine 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