Update: Prescribed fire North Main Divide in Riverside County - May 23 status

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Updated: 7:31 a.m. May 23

Started: 5 months ago, 7:20 a.m. Jan. 1

Initial location: Riverside County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: North Main Divide

The pile burning project, named North Main Divide, was initiated 7:20 a.m. Jan. 1 in 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

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This story was originally published May 23, 2026 at 8:00 AM.