Update: Prescribed fire Slaughterhouse Piles in Shasta County – Nov. 1 status

Published Nov 1, 2025 #Slaughterhouse piles rx fire

Updated: 5:28 p.m. Nov. 1

Started: 4 days ago, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 28

Initial location: Shasta County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Slaughterhouse Piles

The pile burning project, known as Slaughterhouse Piles, was initiated 6:30 p.m. Oct. 28 in Shasta 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