Update: Prescribed fire Unit 340 in Siskiyou County – April 15 status

Published Apr 15, 2026 #Unit 340 rx fire

Updated: 10:35 a.m. April 15

Started: 24 hours ago, 10:13 a.m. April 14

Initial location: Siskiyou County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Unit 340

The pile burning project, named Unit 340, was initiated 10:13 a.m. April 14 in in Siskiyou County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for 24 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