Update: Prescribed fire 2025 D51 Pile Burning in Tuolumne County – April 21 status

Published Apr 21, 2025 #2025 d51 rx pile burning fire

Updated: 7:51 a.m. April 21

Started: 4 months ago, 12:45 p.m. Jan. 3

Initial location: Tuolumne County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: 2025 D51 Pile Burning

The pile burning project, called 2025 D51 Pile Burning, was initiated 12:45 p.m. Jan. 3 in Tuolumne County.

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