Update: Prescribed fire ARRD PILES- SUGARPINE RX in Placer County – May 16 status

Published May 17, 2026 #Arrd piles- sugarpine rx fire

Updated: 8:17 p.m. May 16

Started: 82 days ago, 2:22 p.m. Feb. 23

Initial location: Placer County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: ARRD PILES- SUGARPINE RX

The pile burning project, known as ARRD PILES- SUGARPINE RX, was initiated 2:22 p.m. Feb. 23 in in Placer County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for 82 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