Update: Prescribed fire Tahoe Hills Urban Lots burns one acre in El Dorado County since Oct. 27

Published Nov 7, 2025 #Tahoe hills urban lots rx fire

Updated: 2:49 p.m. Nov. 7

Started: 11 days ago, 6:35 p.m. Oct. 27

Initial location: El Dorado County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Tahoe Hills Urban Lots

The pile burning project, called Tahoe Hills Urban Lots, was initiated 6:35 p.m. Oct. 27 in El Dorado County, California.

The prescribed fire has burned one acre of private land after being active for 11 days.

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