Updated: 2:38 p.m. Jan. 27

Started: 2 weeks ago, 7:43 a.m. Jan. 13

Initial location: Angelina County, Tex.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Anf Guidrey 63/64

The pile burning project, named Anf Guidrey 63/64, was initiated 7:43 a.m. Jan. 13 in in Angelina County, Texas.

The prescribed fire has burned 2,763 acres of federal land managed by the United States Forest Service after being active for two weeks.

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