Update: Prescribed fire Fr Challenge Hp in Yuba County – April 15 status

Published Apr 15, 2025 #Fr challenge hp rx fire

Updated: 12:57 p.m. April 15

Started: 2 weeks ago, 9:47 a.m. April 1

Initial location: Yuba County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Fr Challenge Hp

The pile burning project, known as Fr Challenge Hp, was initiated 9:47 a.m. April 1 in Yuba County.

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

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