Updated: 7:44 p.m. June 19

Started: 5 months ago, 5:02 p.m. Jan. 7

Initial location: Mendocino County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Shamrock Vmp

The pile burning project, called Shamrock Vmp, was initiated 5:02 p.m. Jan. 7 in Mendocino County, California.

Since it was initiated five months ago, the prescribed fire has burned 410 acres of private land.

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