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.  

CAL FIRE’s work burning piles in Forest Ranch (Doe Mill) and along Neal Road in South Paradise and in Oroville’s Loafer Creek Recreational Area has been paused for now.

The pile burn project in Berry Creek near Big Ridge and Little Ridge conducted by contractor, Hard Rock Engineering, has been paused for the weekend but crews plan to resume burning this coming week.

Firefighters on the Feather River Ranger District plan to resume prescribed burning operations in the Concow Basin with 133 acres planned for Tuesday, February 3 and 105 acres planned for Wednesday, February 4th, if conditions allow.  More information, including a press release, will be posted on our website when it is available for us to share.  The USFS Plumas unit updates their Facebook page regularly for those interested in obtaining more information directly from the USFS.  A press release from the USFS regarding this past week’s Concow Basin burn is located here and a map is located here.

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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.