Update: Prescribed fire in Placer County – May 16 status

Updated: 8:17 p.m. May 16

Started: 3 months ago, 10:05 a.m. Feb. 11

Initial location: Placer County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: ARRD PILES – MICHIGAN BLUFF DM CHICKENHAWK RX

The pile burning project, named ARRD PILES – MICHIGAN BLUFF DM CHICKENHAWK RX, was initiated 10:05 a.m. Feb. 11 at in Placer 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