Started: 4 days ago, 9:53 a.m. Feb. 2

Initial location: Cherokee County, Tex.

Fire type: Prescribed, Type 5

Fire name: Cherokee 0829

A new prescribed burn, called Cherokee 0829, was initiated 9:53 a.m. Feb. 2 at in Cherokee County, Texas.

After being active for four days, the prescribed fire has burned 31 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