Update: Prescribed fire in Tuolumne County – Dec. 11 status

Updated: 7:06 p.m. Dec. 11

Started: 11 months ago, 3:01 p.m. Jan. 2

Initial location: Tuolumne County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Mt. Havila 2021 Vmp Broadcast Burn

The pile burning project, called Mt. Havila 2021 Vmp Broadcast Burn, was initiated 3:01 p.m. Jan. 2 in Tuolumne County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on private land for eleven 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