Update: Prescribed fire Fr Brush Creek in Butte County – Feb. 10 status

Published Feb 10, 2026 #Fr brush creek rx fire

Updated: 10:36 a.m. Feb. 10

Started: Less than an hour ago, 10:12 a.m. Feb. 10

Initial location: Butte County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Fr Brush Creek

The pile burning project, named Fr Brush Creek, was initiated today at 10:12 a.m. at in Butte County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on private land for less than an hour.

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