Update: Prescribed fire Big Flat in Del Norte County – May 4 status

Published May 4, 2025 #Big flat rx fire

Updated: 2:44 p.m. May 4

Started: 3 months ago, 3:42 p.m. Jan. 27

Initial location: Del Norte County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Big Flat

The pile burning project, called Big Flat, was initiated 3:42 p.m. Jan. 27 in Del Norte County.

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