Update: Prescribed fire Wmrd /support Season in Inyo County - May 18 status

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Updated: 12:58 p.m. May 18

Started: 4 months ago, 11:36 a.m. Jan. 20

Initial location: Inyo County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Wmrd /support Season

The pile burning project, named Wmrd /support Season, was initiated 11:36 a.m. Jan. 20 in in Inyo County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for four 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 May 18, 2026 at 1:31 PM.