Update: Prescribed fire in Sierra County – April 23 status

Updated: 3:29 p.m. April 23

Started: 3 months ago, 10:01 a.m. Jan. 21

Initial location: Sierra County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: YRRD PILES – 49 ASPEN MEADOWS RX

The pile burning project, known as YRRD PILES – 49 ASPEN MEADOWS RX, was initiated 10:01 a.m. Jan. 21 in in Sierra County, California.

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