Update: Prescribed fire Shamrock Vmp in Mendocino County - May 12 status

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Updated: 11:05 a.m. May 12

Started: 4 months ago, 7:09 a.m. Jan. 6

Initial location: Mendocino County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Shamrock Vmp

The pile burning project, known as Shamrock Vmp, was initiated 7:09 a.m. Jan. 6 at in Mendocino County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on private land 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 12, 2026 at 11:09 AM.