Updated: 4:50 p.m. Dec. 18

Started: 65 days ago, 7:07 p.m. Oct. 14

Initial location: Trinity County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Lookout Machine Piles

The pile burning project, called Lookout Machine Piles, was initiated 7:07 p.m. Oct. 14 in Trinity 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