Updated: 8:17 p.m. May 16

Started: 89 days ago, 9:56 a.m. Feb. 16

Initial location: Placer County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: ARRD PILES – NYACK-CASA LOMA RX

The pile burning project, called ARRD PILES – NYACK-CASA LOMA RX, was initiated 9:56 a.m. Feb. 16 at in Placer County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for 89 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