Update: Prescribed fire Railroad Piles in Mono County – Jan. 26 status

Published Jan 26, 2026 #Railroad piles rx fire

Updated: 9:18 a.m. Jan. 26

Started: 3 days ago, 9:13 a.m. Jan. 23

Initial location: Mono County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Railroad Piles

The pile burning project, called Railroad Piles, was initiated 9:13 a.m. Jan. 23 in Mono County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management for three 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