Update: Prescribed fire Bengard Ranch in Tehama County – June 17 status

Published Jun 17, 2025 #Bengard ranch rx fire

Updated: 1:45 p.m. June 17

Started: 2 weeks ago, 9:59 a.m. June 3

Initial location: Tehama County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Bengard Ranch

The pile burning project, known as Bengard Ranch, was initiated 9:59 a.m. June 3 in Tehama County.

The prescribed fire has been burning on private land for two weeks.

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