Update: Prescribed fire Holter Ridge in Humboldt County – April 4 status

Published Apr 4, 2026 #Holter ridge rx fire

Updated: 10:40 a.m. April 4

Started: 83 days ago, 1:56 p.m. Jan. 11

Initial location: Humboldt County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Holter Ridge

The pile burning project, called Holter Ridge, was initiated 1:56 p.m. Jan. 11 in in Humboldt County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the National Park Service for 83 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