Update: Prescribed fire in Madera County – May 25 status

Updated: 6:14 p.m. May 25

Started: 4 months ago, 6:41 p.m. Jan. 27

Initial location: Madera County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: FR-1 FR-2 FR-4 RX PILE BURN PLAN/SUPPORT SEASON

The pile burning project, named FR-1 FR-2 FR-4 RX PILE BURN PLAN/SUPPORT SEASON, was initiated 6:41 p.m. Jan. 27 at in Madera 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