Started: 3 days ago, 9:21 a.m. Feb. 6

Initial location: Siskiyou County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Gateway Hand Piles

A new prescribed burn, named Gateway Hand Piles, was initiated 9:21 a.m. Feb. 6 at in Siskiyou County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on private land for three days.

Currently, no information is available regarding the land area burned or the size of the crew executing the prescribed fire.

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