Update: Prescribed fire Chuchupate in Ventura County – March 26 status

Published Mar 26, 2026 #Chuchupate rx fire

Updated: 9:33 a.m. March 26

Started: 42 hours ago, 2:45 p.m. March 24

Initial location: Ventura County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Chuchupate

The pile burning project, named Chuchupate, was initiated 2:45 p.m. March 24 in in Ventura County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for 42 hours.

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