Updated: 3:55 p.m. May 10

Started: 4 months ago, 2:16 p.m. Jan. 11

Initial location: Humboldt County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Plantation Thin

The pile burning project, known as Plantation Thin, was initiated 2:16 p.m. Jan. 11 in in Humboldt County, California.

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