Current Prescribed Burn  Projects:

A map of authorized agency-administered prescribed burns is located here.  Smaller prescribed burn projects and pile burn projects conducted by contractors and landowners are not shown on this map.

On Wednesday, December 17th, a contractor for the Butte County Fire Safe Council (BCFSC) will be burning approximately 6 acres of large piles in Paradise off of Crestview/Nottingham Drive – press release is here.  A separate BCFSC burn (3 acres of piles) will be conducted in Berry Creek  off of Big Ridge/Little Ridge Road.  Small pile burning at Butte Creek Ecological Preserve is continuing, as are several other burn projects in the foothills.  Additionally, favorable conditions have allowed Terra Fuego to conduct an 11.5 acre pile burn project east of the Chico Airport.  

The Butte County Fire Safe Council has currently paused their pile burning projects in Forest Ranch in partnership with CAL FIRE, and in Cohasset in partnerships private contractors.  We will update this page when the projects are again active.

Also currently on pause are CAL FIRE's pile burning in Paradise and in Oroville at the Loafer Creek Recreation area on the "Phoenix" project, which is located near Hurleton, east of Oroville.  We will update this page when the projects are again active.

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District Rules require a prescribed burn permit with a map of all proposed burn locations for all types of prescribed burning, which includes broadcast and/or underburning.  CAL FIRE or local Fire protection agencies also require a burn permit for this type of burning; please contact your local fire station or Butte County CAL FIRE’s main office at (530) 538-7111 with any questions about their requirements.

The following prescribed burning activities require a Smoke Management Plan (SMP) in addition to a District prescribed burning permit:

• Open burning associated with range improvement, wildland vegetation management, and forestry and timber operations located below the elevation of 1000 feet above sea level, regardless of size.
• Open burning associated with range improvement, wildland vegetation management, and forestry and timber operations encompassing a land area greater than 10 acres in size at any elevation.

A Smoke Management Plan shall be submitted to the District through PFIRS at least 14 days prior to ignition. For more information and assistance, please contact Ursula Parker at 530-332-9400 x104.

For more information, please see the Prescribed Burning Fact Sheet

The California Air Resources Board has come out with an app to track smoke from Prescribed Fires. More information about the California Smoke Spotter App here.

To learn more about Prescribed Burn Associations, visit the California Prescribed Burn Association Page.

For more information about Prescribed Fires, see the booklet by the Forest Management Task Force below.