Update: Prescribed fire Timbered Mtn in Modoc County – Nov. 24 status

Published Nov 24, 2025 #Timbered mtn rx fire

Updated: 2:25 p.m. Nov. 24

Started: 5 days ago, 3:40 p.m. Nov. 19

Initial location: Modoc County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Timbered Mtn

The pile burning project, known as Timbered Mtn, was initiated 3:40 p.m. Nov. 19 in Modoc County, California.

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