Updated: 10:41 a.m. April 4

Started: Almost two months ago, 11 a.m. Feb. 10

Initial location: Humboldt County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Salmon

The pile burning project, called Salmon, was initiated 11 a.m. Feb. 10 in in Humboldt County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for almost two months.

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