Update: Prescribed fire Ash Mountain in Tulare County - May 21 status

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Updated: 8:47 a.m. May 21

Started: 3 days ago, 7 a.m. May 18

Initial location: Tulare County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Ash Mountain

The pile burning project, called Ash Mountain, was initiated 7 a.m. May 18 in in Tulare County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the National Park Service for three days.

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 21, 2026 at 9:18 AM.