Update: Prescribed fire in Trinity County – Jan. 4 status

Updated: 11:16 a.m. Jan. 4

Started: 84 days ago, 10:55 a.m. Oct. 12

Initial location: Trinity County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Lake Forest Pile (granite Peak)

The pile burning project, named Lake Forest Pile (granite Peak), was initiated 10:55 a.m. Oct. 12 in Trinity County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for 84 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