Update: Prescribed fire in Tuolumne County – March 11 status

Updated: 10:48 a.m. March 11

Started: 68 days ago, 4:16 p.m. Jan. 2

Initial location: Tuolumne County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Pine Mountain Lake Vmp Broadcast Burn

The pile burning project, named Pine Mountain Lake Vmp Broadcast Burn, was initiated 4:16 p.m. Jan. 2 in in Tuolumne County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on private land for 68 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