Plumas and Lassen National Forests Update Fall RX Pile Burns

Plumas National Forest updates Fall Piles burn operations with more scheduled today to bring smoke impacts to the Eastern Plumas and Janesville.Crews continue in the Bucks Lake area, wrapping up the remaining few acres of piles today, and firefighters will also begin pile burning... Read More.

Fall RX Burns Updates From Lassen NF

Lassen National Forest updates fall-prescribed burn projects, which will treat nearly 3000 acres of piles across all three districts.Forest officials say crews on the Eagle Lake Ranger District successfully burned 52 acres on the southeast side of Diamond Mountain on Wednesday. Crews yesterday continued... Read More.

Multiple RX Burns Bring Smoke to Lassen, Plumas, and Modoc Counties

CAL FIRE's Lassen-Modoc Unit is collaborating with various agencies on agricultural and timber understory burn projects that will bring smoke impacts to nearby communities through October 19th. Operations began Sunday to reduce timber understory north of Eagle Lake, improve habitat in Bieber, reduce fuels... Read More.

BLM Plans RX Burns Near Alturas

Starting Tuesday, smoke may be seen from a prescribed burn near Alturas conducted by the Bureau of Land Management. Fire crews from the Applegate Field Office are conducting the burns to reduce hazardous fuels in the region. Dereck Wilson, manager of the BLM Northern California District,... Read More.

Lassen National Forest Plans RX Burn Near Prattville

As Fall typically brings more moderate weather conditions perfect for prescribed fire, the national forests will increase the frequency of prescribed fire to reduce fuels, a 300-acre burn is planned to start Monday in the Lassen National Forest.The burn will be in the Almanor... Read More.

Final RX Burns Successful on the Plumas National Forest

The Plumas National Forest has completed burns for the season as soaring temperatures arrive. Public affairs officer, Tamara Schmidt, says burns were successful in Butterfly Valley, on The Big Hill Project on the Beckwourth Ranger District near Cromberg, and on The Feather River Ranger... Read More.