Started: 6 days ago, 2:52 p.m. Jan. 31

Initial location: Montgomery County, Tex.

Fire type: Prescribed, Type 5

Fire name: Montgomery 0793

A new prescribed burn, called Montgomery 0793, was initiated 2:52 p.m. Jan. 31 in in Montgomery County, Texas.

After being active for six days, the prescribed fire has burned five acres of private land.

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