Update: Prescribed fire in Calaveras County – Feb. 7 status

Updated: 8:57 a.m. Feb. 7

Started: More than a month ago, 3:31 p.m. Jan. 2

Initial location: Calaveras County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Winton Schaads Vmp Broadcast Burn

The pile burning project, called Winton Schaads Vmp Broadcast Burn, was initiated 3:31 p.m. Jan. 2 in in Calaveras County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on private land for more than a month.

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