Update: Prescribed fire in San Luis Obispo County – Sep. 30 status

Updated: 12:15 p.m. Sep. 30

Started: 12 days ago, 11:25 a.m. Sep. 18

Initial location: San Luis Obispo County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Chorro Ecological Reserve Vmp

The pile burning project, named Chorro Ecological Reserve Vmp, was initiated 11:25 a.m. Sep. 18 in San Luis Obispo County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on state land for 12 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