Update: Prescribed fire Aurora /support Season in Mono County – Jan. 20 status

Published Jan 20, 2026 #Aurora rx/support season fire

Updated: 10:19 a.m. Jan. 20

Started: 4 days ago, 7:13 p.m. Jan. 16

Initial location: Mono County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Aurora /support Season

The pile burning project, named Aurora /support Season, was initiated 7:13 p.m. Jan. 16 in Mono County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management for four 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