Update: Prescribed fire Red Flat in Trinity County - May 2 status

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Updated: 7:27 a.m. May 2

Started: 3 months ago, 8:48 a.m. Jan. 26

Initial location: Trinity County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Red Flat

The pile burning project, known as Red Flat, was initiated 8:48 a.m. Jan. 26 in in Trinity County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for three 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 2, 2026 at 7:59 AM.