Update: Prescribed fire Upper Truckee 1097 burns 12 acres in El Dorado County since Oct. 21

Published Oct 23, 2025 #Upper truckee 1097 rx fire

Updated: 2:38 p.m. Oct. 22

Started: 28 hours ago, 10:27 a.m. Oct. 21

Initial location: El Dorado County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Upper Truckee 1097

The pile burning project, called Upper Truckee 1097, was initiated 10:27 a.m. Oct. 21 in El Dorado County, California.

Since it was initiated 28 hours ago, the prescribed fire has burned 12 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