Update: Prescribed fire Cedar Ridge in Tuolumne County – Jan. 21 status

Published Jan 21, 2026 #Cedar ridge rx fire

Updated: 10:44 a.m. Jan. 21

Started: 1 week ago, 9 a.m. Jan. 14

Initial location: Tuolumne County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Cedar Ridge

The pile burning project, called Cedar Ridge, was initiated 9 a.m. Jan. 14 in Tuolumne County, California.

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

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