Update: Prescribed fire Socal Edison in Fresno County - July 10 status

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Updated: 3:38 p.m. July 10

Started: 6 months ago, 9:10 a.m. Jan. 22

Initial location: Fresno County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Socal Edison

The pile burning project, called Socal Edison, was initiated 9:10 a.m. Jan. 22 in in Fresno County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on private land for six 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 July 10, 2026 at 4:06 PM.