Update: Prescribed fire in Madera County – June 5 status

Updated: 1:49 p.m. June 5

Started: 4 hours ago, 9:33 a.m. June 5

Initial location: Madera County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Mono Cultural Burn Benedict Mdw

The pile burning project, named Mono Cultural Burn Benedict Mdw, was initiated today at 9:33 a.m. at in Madera County, California.

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

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