Update: Prescribed fire 2026 D54 Pile Burning in Tuolumne County – May 12 status

Published May 12, 2026 #2026 d54 rx pile burning fire

Updated: 2:44 p.m. May 12

Started: 4 months ago, 9:51 a.m. Jan. 2

Initial location: Tuolumne County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: 2026 D54 Pile Burning

The pile burning project, named 2026 D54 Pile Burning, was initiated 9:51 a.m. Jan. 2 in in Tuolumne County, California.

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

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