Update: Prescribed fire in Placer County – Dec. 10 status

Published Dec 10, 2025 #Arrd piles- french meadows rx fire

Updated: 1:52 p.m. Dec. 10

Started: Almost two months ago, 10:28 a.m. Oct. 16

Initial location: Placer County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: ARRD PILES- FRENCH MEADOWS RX

The pile burning project, called ARRD PILES- FRENCH MEADOWS RX, was initiated 10:28 a.m. Oct. 16 in Placer County, California.

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