Update: Prescribed fire in Placer County – May 16 status

Updated: 8:16 p.m. May 16

Started: 4 months ago, 1:15 p.m. Jan. 26

Initial location: Placer County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: ARRD PILES – FRENCH MEADOWS N BLOCK ROADSIDE RX

The pile burning project, called ARRD PILES – FRENCH MEADOWS N BLOCK ROADSIDE RX, was initiated 1:15 p.m. Jan. 26 in in Placer 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