Update: Prescribed fire Concow in Butte County – Jan. 24 status

Published Jan 24, 2026 #Concow rx fire

Updated: 11:46 a.m. Jan. 24

Started: 21 hours ago, 1:53 p.m. Jan. 23

Initial location: Butte County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Concow

The pile burning project, known as Concow, was initiated 1:53 p.m. Jan. 23 in Butte County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on private land for 21 hours.

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