Updated: 5:15 p.m. March 17

Started: 64 days ago, 8:59 a.m. Jan. 12

Initial location: El Dorado County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Tahoe Hills Urban Lots

The pile burning project, known as Tahoe Hills Urban Lots, was initiated 8:59 a.m. Jan. 12 in in El Dorado County, California.

Since it was initiated 64 days ago, the prescribed fire has burned 2.8 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