Update: Prescribed fire in Riverside County - April 24 status

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Updated: 1 p.m. April 24

Started: 4 months ago, 7:06 p.m. Jan. 5

Initial location: Riverside County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: 2026 Sjrd Programmatic Pile Burn Plan

The pile burning project, named 2026 Sjrd Programmatic Pile Burn Plan, was initiated 7:06 p.m. Jan. 5 at in Riverside 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 April 24, 2026 at 1:33 PM.