Update: Prescribed fire Burnt Flat in Placer County – July 1 status

Published Jul 1, 2026 #Burnt flat rx fire

Updated: 1:50 p.m. July 1

Started: 28 days ago, 11:01 a.m. June 3

Initial location: Placer County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Burnt Flat

The pile burning project, named Burnt Flat, was initiated 11:01 a.m. June 3 in in Placer County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management for 28 days.

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