Update: Prescribed fire in Calaveras County - June 12 status

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Updated: 1:32 p.m. June 12

Started: 5 months ago, 1:59 p.m. Jan. 2

Initial location: Calaveras County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Paws Vmp Broadcast Burn

The pile burning project, called Paws Vmp Broadcast Burn, was initiated 1:59 p.m. Jan. 2 in in Calaveras County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on private land for five 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 June 12, 2026 at 1:53 PM.