Update: Prescribed fire in Calaveras County – Sep. 23 status

Updated: 5:31 p.m. Sep. 23

Started: 9 months ago, 3:33 p.m. Jan. 2

Initial location: Calaveras County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Wooster 072 Vmp Broadcast Burn 2

The pile burning project, named Wooster 072 Vmp Broadcast Burn 2, was initiated 3:33 p.m. Jan. 2 in Calaveras County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on private land for nine 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