Update: Prescribed fire Monitor burns 17 acres in El Dorado County since Feb. 8

Published Feb 11, 2026 #Monitor rx fire

Updated: 5:08 p.m. Feb. 10

Started: 54 hours ago, 10:48 a.m. Feb. 8

Initial location: El Dorado County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Monitor

The pile burning project, known as Monitor, was initiated 10:48 a.m. Feb. 8 in in El Dorado County, California.

Since it was initiated two days ago, the prescribed fire has burned 17 acres of federal land managed by the United States Forest Service.

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