Updated: 9:41 a.m. May 3

Started: 4 months ago, 5:34 p.m. Jan. 10

Initial location: Siskiyou County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Middle Falls Hand Piles

The pile burning project, named Middle Falls Hand Piles, was initiated 5:34 p.m. Jan. 10 in in Siskiyou 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