Started: 3 days ago, 4:59 a.m. Aug. 7

Initial location: Tom Green County, Tex.

Fire type: Prescribed, Type 5

Fire name: Tom Green 6687

A new prescribed burn, named Tom Green 6687, was initiated 4:59 a.m. Aug. 7 in in Tom Green County, Texas.

After being active for three days, the prescribed fire has burned 860 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