Update: Prescribed fire in Lake County – June 9 status

Published Jun 9, 2025

Updated: 8:55 a.m. June 9

Started: 5 months ago, 8 a.m. Jan. 1

Initial location: Lake County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: 2025 Upperlake & Covelo Pile Burn

The pile burning project, named 2025 Upperlake & Covelo Pile Burn, was initiated 8 a.m. Jan. 1 in Lake County.

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

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