Bay Area District Prescribed Fire

Starting as early as Saturday November 1st or when conditions permit California State Parks is planning an up to 100 acre prescribed burn at Angel Island State Park. During this time Community members should refrain from calling 9-1-1 to report smoke from the island to avoid overwhelming emergency dispatchers.

While Angel Island will remain open during the burns some trails and roads near the burn area will be closed 1-3 days during and immediately following the burn. This will include portions of the Sunset Trail, Ida Trail, and Park Fire Road. Access to Mt. Livermore may also be limited on burn days.

For more information on this burn please see the press release or Watch Duty post for burn bpdates.

2022 Prescribed Broadcast Burn in Jack London SHP

China Camp State Park Broadcast Burn 2023

Bay Area District Prescribed Fire Program

The lands encompassed within the Bay Area District of California State Parks include a diverse variety of unique ecosystems, many of which have evolved with and been shaped by fire over millennia. California State Parks has employed prescribed burning as a tool to help steward a number of parks across the State Park System since the 1970s. State Parks first began conducting prescribed burns in Bay Area District park units in the early 1980s, with prescribed pile and broadcast burning having taken place in a number of parks intermittently since then. State Parks staff from across the Bay Area District work closely with CAL FIRE, the Marin County Fire Department and a variety of partners to make sure all prescribed fire work is conducted safely in a manner that furthers State Park's mission to preserve California's extraordinary biological diversity, protecting its most valued natural and cultural resources.

State Park Fire crew observe Prescribed burn

Press Releases

Press releases about recently completed & upcoming work.

State Park Burn Boss Standing by Prescribed Fire

FAQs

Answers to some frequently asked questions.

Videos and Media

Videos about and photos of the work we are doing.

Additional Info

If you'd like to learn more about prescribed fire and related efforts in our region.

For information, please see these Frequently Asked Questions or feel free to contact the Bay Area District Office at (707) 769-5652 or email BayAreaNaturalResources@parks.ca.gov. A phone number and email for public information contact(s) will be provided on signage and in press releases and website updates for any given prescribed burn.

Starting as early as Saturday November 1st or when conditions permit California State Parks is planning an up to 100 acre prescribed burn at Angel Island State Park. During this time Community members should refrain from calling 9-1-1 to report smoke from the island to avoid overwhelming emergency dispatchers.

While Angel Island will remain open during the burns some trails and roads near the burn area will be closed 1-3 days during and immediately following the burn. This will include portions of the Sunset Trail, Ida Trail, and Park Fire Road. Access to Mt. Livermore may also be limited on burn days.

For more information on this burn please see the press release or Watch Duty post for burn bpdates.