Update: Prescribed fire Salt Piles in Shasta County – April 21 status

Published Apr 21, 2026 #Salt rx piles fire

Updated: 9:08 a.m. April 21

Started: 63 days ago, 10:46 a.m. Feb. 17

Initial location: Shasta County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Salt Piles

The pile burning project, known as Salt Piles, was initiated 10:46 a.m. Feb. 17 in in Shasta County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for 63 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