Started: 6 hours ago, 8:21 a.m. June 17

Initial location: Santa Clara County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: RX – Coyote Creek Parkway

A new prescribed burn, named RX – Coyote Creek Parkway, was initiated today at 8:21 a.m. at in Santa Clara County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on private land for six hours.

Currently, there is no information on the extent of land burned or the size of the crew involved in conducting 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