Update: Prescribed fire SVRD PILES – QUAIL RX in Sierra County – May 16 status

Published May 17, 2026 #Svrd piles - quail rx fire

Updated: 8:16 p.m. May 16

Started: 4 months ago, 11:36 a.m. Jan. 7

Initial location: Sierra County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: SVRD PILES – QUAIL RX

The pile burning project, named SVRD PILES – QUAIL RX, was initiated 11:36 a.m. Jan. 7 at in Sierra 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