Update: Prescribed fire Wmrd /support Season in Inyo County – May 18 status

Published May 18, 2026 #Wmrd rx/support season fire

Updated: 2:58 p.m. May 18

Started: 4 months ago, 1:36 p.m. Jan. 20

Initial location: Inyo County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Wmrd /support Season

The pile burning project, known as Wmrd /support Season, was initiated 1:36 p.m. Jan. 20 at in Inyo 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