Update: Prescribed fire YRRD PILES – PLUM RX in Sierra County – March 26 status

Published Mar 26, 2026 #Yrrd piles - plum rx fire

Updated: 12:01 p.m. March 26

Started: 63 days ago, 9:50 a.m. Jan. 22

Initial location: Sierra County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: YRRD PILES – PLUM RX

The pile burning project, known as YRRD PILES – PLUM RX, was initiated 9:50 a.m. Jan. 22 in in Sierra County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for 63 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