Update: Prescribed fire in Humboldt County – May 10 status

Updated: 3:55 p.m. May 10

Started: 86 days ago, 10:31 a.m. Feb. 13

Initial location: Humboldt County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: 2022 Lightning Suppression Repair

The pile burning project, named 2022 Lightning Suppression Repair, was initiated 10:31 a.m. Feb. 13 in in Humboldt County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for 86 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