Update: Prescribed fire in Trinity County – Dec. 12 status

Published Dec 12, 2025 #Trinity camps rx captains piles fire

Updated: 3:14 p.m. Dec. 12

Started: 5 days ago, 12:31 p.m. Dec. 7

Initial location: Trinity County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Trinity Camps Captains Piles

The pile burning project, named Trinity Camps Captains Piles, was initiated 12:31 p.m. Dec. 7 in Trinity County, California.

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