Update: Prescribed fire Tobacco Gulch burns 313 acres in El Dorado County since Oct. 12

Published Nov 13, 2025 #Tobacco gulch rx fire

Updated: 4:46 p.m. Nov. 12

Started: 1 month ago, 11:04 a.m. Oct. 12

Initial location: El Dorado County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Tobacco Gulch

The pile burning project, named Tobacco Gulch, was initiated 11:04 a.m. Oct. 12 in El Dorado County, California.

Since it was initiated a month ago, the prescribed fire has burned 313 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