Update: Prescribed fire in Trinity County – Nov. 1 status

Updated: 2:44 p.m. Nov. 1

Started: 4 days ago, 10:32 a.m. Oct. 28

Initial location: Trinity County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Mrrd Programatic Upper North Fork

The pile burning project, named Mrrd Programatic Upper North Fork, was initiated 10:32 a.m. Oct. 28 in Trinity County, California.

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