Update: Prescribed fire Burn/lj/56x in Riverside County – April 14 status

Published Apr 15, 2026 #Rx burn/lj/56x fire

Updated: 6:07 p.m. April 14

Started: 6 hours ago, 11:55 a.m. April 14

Initial location: Riverside County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Burn/lj/56x

The pile burning project, called Burn/lj/56x, was initiated today at 11:55 a.m. at in Riverside County, California.

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

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