Update: Prescribed fire 2026 D54 Pile Burning in Tuolumne County - May 12 status

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Updated: 12:44 p.m. May 12

Started: 4 months ago, 7:51 a.m. Jan. 2

Initial location: Tuolumne County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: 2026 D54 Pile Burning

The pile burning project, named 2026 D54 Pile Burning, was initiated 7:51 a.m. Jan. 2 in in Tuolumne 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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This story was originally published May 12, 2026 at 1:11 PM.