Started: More than a month ago, 9:45 a.m. Feb. 23

Initial location: Colorado County, Tex.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Atr Wintermann

A new prescribed burn, called Atr Wintermann, was initiated 9:45 a.m. Feb. 23 in in Colorado County, Texas.

The prescribed fire has burned 380 acres of federal land managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service after being active for more than a month.

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