Update: Prescribed fire in Riverside County – April 24 status

Updated: 3 p.m. April 24

Started: 4 months ago, 9:06 p.m. Jan. 5

Initial location: Riverside County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: 2026 Sjrd Programmatic Pile Burn Plan

The pile burning project, named 2026 Sjrd Programmatic Pile Burn Plan, was initiated 9:06 p.m. Jan. 5 in in Riverside County, California.

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

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