Update: Prescribed fire Red Flat in Trinity County – May 2 status

Published May 2, 2026 #Red flat rx fire

Updated: 9:27 a.m. May 2

Started: 3 months ago, 10:48 a.m. Jan. 26

Initial location: Trinity County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Red Flat

The pile burning project, known as Red Flat, was initiated 10:48 a.m. Jan. 26 in in Trinity County, California.

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