Single Incident Information

Yuba Unit D Underburn
Yuba River Ranger District
Legal Location: Township 21 N Range 13 E
Section(s): 2
Acres: 300
Ignition Dates: As early as 10/8, conditions permitting
Location Description: Near Yuba Pass, near Forest Service 09 road, 1 mile from Hwy 49

Tahoe National Forest plans to begin a prescribed underburn near Yuba Pass, 1-mile from Highway 49 and near Forest Service 09 Road in Sierra County, Calif. The unit planned is 300 acres and will start with a test light as early Oct. 8.

Fire and fuels personnel will monitor conditions from the test light before igniting a larger area to verify how effectively fuels are consumed and how smoke will travel. Smoke will be visible from Sierra Valley and Lakes Basin areas, and possibly Bassetts and Sierraville.

The primary objective is to reduce surface and ladder fuels to a level that would allow safe fire suppression and reintroduce fire into a fire dependent ecosystem, while enhancing watershed health and improving wildlife habitat. 

This prescribed burn project is part of the 14,545-acre Yuba Project, a collaborative between Tahoe National Forest, National Forest Foundation, Yuba Water Agency and Blue Forest. The project is located within the North Yuba landscape, where the Forest Service and North Yuba Forest Partnership are prioritizing forest and watershed resilience work.