Updated: 5:06 p.m. Jan. 14

Started: 1 week ago, 4:51 p.m. Jan. 7

Initial location: Trinity County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Dubakella Piles

The pile burning project, called Dubakella Piles, was initiated 4:51 p.m. Jan. 7 in Trinity County, California.

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

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