Update: Prescribed fire Salt Creek Piles in Shasta County – Oct. 24 status

Published Oct 24, 2025 #Upper salt creek piles rx fire

Updated: 9:57 a.m. Oct. 24

Started: 3 days ago, 4:40 p.m. Oct. 21

Initial location: Shasta County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Salt Creek Piles

The pile burning project, known as Salt Creek Piles, was initiated 4:40 p.m. Oct. 21 in Shasta County, California.

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

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