Updated: 5:51 p.m. June 6

Started: 5 months ago, 9:50 a.m. Jan. 2

Initial location: Tuolumne County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: 2026 D53 Pile Burning

The pile burning project, named 2026 D53 Pile Burning, was initiated 9:50 a.m. Jan. 2 at in Tuolumne County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on private land for five 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