Updated: 8:30 p.m. Jan. 22

Started: 3 days ago, 1:51 p.m. Jan. 19

Initial location: El Dorado County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Lower Cleveland

The pile burning project, named Lower Cleveland, was initiated 1:51 p.m. Jan. 19 in El Dorado County, California.

After being active for three days, the prescribed fire has burned 120 acres of federal land managed by the United States Forest Service.

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