Updated: 9:29 a.m. March 24

Started: More than a month ago, 8 a.m. Feb. 16

Initial location: Tyler County, Tex.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: TX-BTP Village and Turkey Creek RX 2026

The pile burning project, called TX-BTP Village and Turkey Creek RX 2026, was initiated 8 a.m. Feb. 16 in in Tyler County, Texas.

Since it was initiated more than a month ago, the prescribed fire has burned 412 acres of federal land managed by the National Park Service.

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