Update: Prescribed fire Monument Machine Piles in Trinity County – Dec. 17 status

Published Dec 17, 2025 #Monument machine piles rx fire

Updated: 1:10 p.m. Dec. 17

Started: 64 days ago, 7:01 p.m. Oct. 14

Initial location: Trinity County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Monument Machine Piles

The pile burning project, named Monument Machine Piles, was initiated 7:01 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 64 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