Update: Prescribed fire in Calaveras County – Oct. 21 status

Updated: 2:11 p.m. Oct. 21

Started: 10 months ago, 1:04 p.m. Jan. 2

Initial location: Calaveras County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Big Trees State Park Broadcast Burn

The pile burning project, named Big Trees State Park Broadcast Burn, was initiated 1:04 p.m. Jan. 2 in Calaveras County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on state land for ten 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