Update: Prescribed fire in San Diego County – June 13 status

Updated: 10:29 a.m. June 13

Started: 5 months ago, 9:16 a.m. Jan. 1

Initial location: San Diego County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: North District Fuelbreaks Piles

The pile burning project, called North District Fuelbreaks Piles, was initiated 9:16 a.m. Jan. 1 in in San Diego County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on private land 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