Update: Prescribed fire Fr Frrd Pile in Butte County – March 6 status

Published Mar 6, 2026 #Fr frrd pile rx fire

Updated: 12:26 p.m. March 6

Started: 16 days ago, 10:27 a.m. Feb. 18

Initial location: Butte County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Fr Frrd Pile

The pile burning project, named Fr Frrd Pile, was initiated 10:27 a.m. Feb. 18 at in Butte County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on private land for 16 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