Update: Prescribed fire Sandy Landing Piles in Siskiyou County - May 3 status

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Updated: 7:42 a.m. May 3

Started: 4 months ago, 3:35 p.m. Jan. 10

Initial location: Siskiyou County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Sandy Landing Piles

The pile burning project, known as Sandy Landing Piles, was initiated 3:35 p.m. Jan. 10 in in Siskiyou 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

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