Update: Prescribed fire Lease Land in Siskiyou County – May 5 status

Published May 5, 2026 #Lease land rx fire

Updated: 1:07 p.m. May 5

Started: 11 days ago, 12:09 p.m. April 24

Initial location: Siskiyou County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Lease Land

The pile burning project, named Lease Land, was initiated 12:09 p.m. April 24 at in Siskiyou County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for 11 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