Update: Prescribed fire in Calaveras County – Oct. 21 status

Updated: 5:25 p.m. Oct. 21

Started: 2 hours ago, 2:50 p.m. Oct. 21

Initial location: Calaveras County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Big Trees State Park Broadcast Burn

The pile burning project, called Big Trees State Park Broadcast Burn, was initiated today at 2:50 p.m. in Calaveras County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on state land for two 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