Update: Prescribed fire Lamphere in Humboldt County – April 4 status

Updated: 10:41 a.m. April 4

Started: Almost two months ago, 9:51 a.m. Feb. 8

Initial location: Humboldt County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Lamphere

The pile burning project, known as Lamphere, was initiated 9:51 a.m. Feb. 8 at 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