Started: 5 days ago, 8:34 a.m. Feb. 11

Initial location: Brown County, Tex.

Fire type: Prescribed, Type 5

Fire name: Brown 1233

A new prescribed burn, called Brown 1233, was initiated 8:34 a.m. Feb. 11 in in Brown County, Texas.

After being active for five days, the prescribed fire has burned 330 acres of federal land managed by the U.S. Department of Defence.

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