Update: Prescribed fire Oak Bottom Admin in Siskiyou County – May 6 status

Published May 7, 2026 #Oak bottom admin rx fire

Updated: 6:57 p.m. May 6

Started: 65 days ago, 7:12 p.m. March 2

Initial location: Siskiyou County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Oak Bottom Admin

The pile burning project, called Oak Bottom Admin, was initiated 7:12 p.m. March 2 in in Siskiyou County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for 65 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