Update: Prescribed fire North Main Divide in Riverside County – May 23 status

Published May 23, 2026 #North main divide rx fire

Updated: 9:31 a.m. May 23

Started: 5 months ago, 9:20 a.m. Jan. 1

Initial location: Riverside County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: North Main Divide

The pile burning project, known as North Main Divide, was initiated 9:20 a.m. Jan. 1 in in Riverside County, California.

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