Update: Prescribed fire SVRD PILES - QUAIL RX in Sierra County - May 16 status

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Updated: 6:16 p.m. May 16

Started: 4 months ago, 9:36 a.m. Jan. 7

Initial location: Sierra County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: SVRD PILES - QUAIL RX

The pile burning project, called SVRD PILES - QUAIL RX, was initiated 9:36 a.m. Jan. 7 at in Sierra 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 May 16, 2026 at 9:33 PM.