Updated: 5:05 p.m. June 4

Started: 4 months ago, 10:09 a.m. Jan. 23

Initial location: Colusa County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: B19 Sand

The pile burning project, named B19 Sand, was initiated 10:09 a.m. Jan. 23 in Colusa County.

After being active for four months, the prescribed fire has burned 33 acres of private land.

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