Update: Prescribed fire Bear River burns 60 acres in Amador County since Nov. 18

Published Nov 19, 2025 #Bear river rx fire

Updated: 2:10 p.m. Nov. 19

Started: 23 hours ago, 2:47 p.m. Nov. 18

Initial location: Amador County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Bear River

The pile burning project, known as Bear River, was initiated 2:47 p.m. Nov. 18 in Amador County, California.

The prescribed fire has burned 60 acres of federal land managed by the United States Forest Service after being active for 23 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