Update: Prescribed fire Shasta County in Shasta County - June 15 status

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Updated: 10:45 a.m. June 15

Started: 5 months ago, 1:12 p.m. Jan. 2

Initial location: Shasta County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Shasta County

The pile burning project, known as Shasta County, was initiated 1:12 p.m. Jan. 2 at in Shasta 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 15, 2026 at 10:42 AM.