Updated: 9:41 a.m. July 2

Started: 5 months ago, 1:06 p.m. Jan. 22

Initial location: Riverside County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: North Main Wcsl

The pile burning project, known as North Main Wcsl, was initiated 1:06 p.m. Jan. 22 in Riverside County, California.

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