Updated: 8:53 a.m. April 27

Started: 4 months ago, 8:58 p.m. Jan. 5

Initial location: San Bernardino County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: 2026 Lytle Creek Broadcast Burn

The pile burning project, known as 2026 Lytle Creek Broadcast Burn, was initiated 8:58 p.m. Jan. 5 in in San Bernardino 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