Update: Prescribed fire Shasta County in Shasta County – June 15 status

Published Jun 15, 2026 #Shasta county rx fire

Updated: 12:45 p.m. June 15

Started: 5 months ago, 3:12 p.m. Jan. 2

Initial location: Shasta County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Shasta County

The pile burning project, named Shasta County, was initiated 3:12 p.m. Jan. 2 at in Shasta County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on private land for five 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