Update: Prescribed fire Esccrp /support Season in Mono County – May 26 status

Published May 26, 2026 #Esccrp rx/support season fire

Updated: 12:54 p.m. May 26

Started: 4 months ago, 5:44 p.m. Jan. 19

Initial location: Mono County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Esccrp /support Season

The pile burning project, known as Esccrp /support Season, was initiated 5:44 p.m. Jan. 19 at in Mono 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