Update: Prescribed fire Lease Land in Siskiyou County - May 5 status

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Updated: 11:07 a.m. May 5

Started: 11 days ago, 10:09 a.m. April 24

Initial location: Siskiyou County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Lease Land

The pile burning project, known as Lease Land, was initiated 10:09 a.m. April 24 in in Siskiyou County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for 11 days.

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 5, 2026 at 11:48 AM.