Update: Prescribed fire 2025 Lightning Point in Los Angeles County – March 27 status

Published Mar 27, 2026 #2025 lightning point rx fire

Updated: 9:12 a.m. March 27

Started: 3 months ago, 1:16 p.m. Dec. 15

Initial location: Los Angeles County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: 2025 Lightning Point

The pile burning project, known as 2025 Lightning Point, was initiated 1:16 p.m. Dec. 15 in in Los Angeles County, California.

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