Update: Prescribed fire Tobacco Gulch burns 40 acres in El Dorado County since Jan. 18

Published Feb 4, 2026 #Tobacco gulch rx fire

Updated: 3:38 p.m. Feb. 4

Started: 17 days ago, 2:39 p.m. Jan. 18

Initial location: El Dorado County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Tobacco Gulch

The pile burning project, known as Tobacco Gulch, was initiated 2:39 p.m. Jan. 18 at in El Dorado County, California.

After being active for 17 days, the prescribed fire has burned 40 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