Update: Prescribed fire Red Mountain Piles in Trinity County – Dec. 3 status

Published Dec 3, 2025 #Red mountain piles rx fire

Updated: 12:09 p.m. Dec. 3

Started: 16 days ago, 2:40 p.m. Nov. 17

Initial location: Trinity County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Red Mountain Piles

The pile burning project, known as Red Mountain Piles, was initiated 2:40 p.m. Nov. 17 in Trinity County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for 16 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